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Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Silhouette: Mannheim Reinhard Jahn (photograph) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusTigrisoma (Neotropical Tiger-Herons)
SpeciesTigrisoma lineatum (Rufescent Tiger Heron)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Machalilla National Park

1 Verified sightings at Machalilla National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,674 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufescent Tiger Heron

The rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is a species of heron, birds in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. The rufescent tiger heron was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Ardea lineata in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The rufescent tiger heron is now placed in the genus Tigrisoma that was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Tigrisoma combines the Ancient Greek tigris, meaning "tiger" and somā, meaning "body"; the specific epithet lineatum is from the Latin lineatus meaning "marked with lines".

Two subspecies are recognised: T. l. lineatum... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Ardea alba

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Egretta thula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Nyctanassa violacea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ardea cocoi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nycticorax nycticorax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Butorides striata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bubulcus ibis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Egretta caerulea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Butorides virescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Egretta tricolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ardea herodias

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pelecanus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
4	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
9	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
14	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
17	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
18	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
19	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
20	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
23	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
29	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
34	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
35	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
36	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
37	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
38	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
39	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
40	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
41	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Rufescent Tiger Heron

About the Rufescent Tiger Heron

Recent sightings of Rufescent Tiger Heron in Machalilla National Park

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Cocoi Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Striated Heron

Cattle Egret

Little Blue Heron

Green Heron

Tricolored Heron

Great Blue Heron

Brown Pelican

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found