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Bare-throated Tiger Heron close-up Just a nice close-up of a cool bird, I think. Bare-throated Tiger Heron,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Spring,Tigrisoma mexicanum,maquenque lodge Click/tap to enlarge

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The Bare-throated Tiger Heron, "Tigrisoma mexicanum", is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is 80 cm in length and weighs 1200 g.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Barry
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Uploaded Mar 24, 2017. Captured Apr 23, 2013 17:42 in Calle Laguna Lagarto, Provincia de Heredia, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica.
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/251s
  • ISO100
  • 150.5mm