Forest Bittern
Zonerodius heliosylus(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
English (US) Forest Bittern
The Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea), and Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zonerodius heliosylus
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Forest Bittern
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Heliosyla
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
- Type locality
- New Guinea.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie 1, livr.7, 1 livr.16 p.722, pl.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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