Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Zigzag Heron

Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan, 2007 © Lou Hegedus  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan, 2007 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Amazon Basin in nc. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
E. Colombia (Arauca, Rios Arauca and Vaupes, Mitu and e. Guainia), e. and s. Venezuela (Monagas, Delta Amacuro, n. Bolivar and s. Amazonas), Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Amazonian Brazil w. to Rio Jamunda and Rio Madeira, s. to the Rio Guapore in Rondonia and Rio Paraguay in w. Mato Grosso, e. Ecuador, e. Peru (Rios Napo and Huallaga s. in Ucayali drainage to Yarincocha), ex. n. Bolivia (Tumi Chucua, Beni) and Paraguay.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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