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Bare-throated Tiger-heron Bare-throated Tiger-heron just above the mangroves just north of Quepos Bare-throated Tiger Heron,Costa Rica,Tigrisoma mexicanum Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bare-throated Tiger-heron

Bare-throated Tiger-heron just above the mangroves just north of Quepos

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  1. What a beauty, guess I missed him in Suriname. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Very bonny, don't think I saw him in Venezuela - just Costa Rica - Suriname's a wanna go! Posted 5 years ago
      1. Borders are closed for now Natty, but September is a good month they told me. Posted 5 years ago
        1. Let's hope & dream Paul Posted 5 years ago

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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 NattyOne
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Uploaded Mar 21, 2020. Captured Aug 11, 2018 19:22.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/166s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm