Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron

Fascinating facts about the Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron

• From Mexico down to northwestern Colombia, the bare-throated tiger heron occupies a swath of Central and South America, with a lone U.S. record from Hidalgo County, Texas. The bird prefers the more open banks of rivers and lakes rather than dense forest edges.
• The bare-throated tiger heron's plumage features a greenish-yellow to orange bare throat, a black crown, light grey head sides, and a striking white-bordered median stripe down the fore-neck edged in black. Juveniles differ, showing buff bars and a more mottled appearance.
• Bare-throated tiger herons stretch to 80 cm (31 in) and tip the scales at 1,200 g (42 oz). They stand motionless, waiting for fish, frogs or crabs.
• Unlike many herons that nest in colonies, the bare-throated tiger heron breeds alone, building a modest, flat stick platform high in a tree and laying just two to three green-tinged white eggs.
• When the male bare-throated tiger heron calls at sunset, it produces a booming "hrrrowwr!" that is accompanied by a dramatic opening of the beak and visible undulations along the throat from the mid-thorax down to the tail.

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At a glance

About the Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron

In the dappled shadows of the tropical wetlands, the Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron moves with a silent, stealthy elegance, its slate-grey feathers blending seamlessly with the misty atmosphere as it stalks its prey. With each deliberate step, the heron's long, sinuous neck unfolds like a dark, living serpent, its piercing gaze scanning the murky waters for the slightest ripple of life. As it stands motionless, a monarch of the marshes, its very presence seems to embody the patient, primeval power of the wild.

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