Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
About the Striated Heron
The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioural traits. The breeding habitat is in South America and the Caribbean. The striated heron was formerly considered to be conspecific with the little heron that is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 238 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Green HeronButorides virescensrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.