BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERON Tigrisoma mexicanum

The least widespread of the tiger-herons, this species is largely confined to Central America. Reasonably common in that part of the world, these birds were photographed in Costa Rica, where they are the common tiger-heron. The photos were taken in the Cano Negro region where they breed and are almost abundant, seemingly quite tolerant of humans. The juvenile is strikingly different.

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