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Striated Heron

Butorides striata

(L L 15-17" Wt 8.5 oz")

One subspecies found in the
New World...24 subspecies in
Africa, Asia and Australia.

Sacha Lodge

18Mar2017

Butorides is Latin/Greek for
bittern-resembling; striata is Latin
for striped, streaked.

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Donahue

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