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Striated Heron
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Scientific name Butorides striatus
English name Striated Heron
Alternative name Mangrove Heron
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Status in Vanuatu Breeds in Vanuatu
Recent records 10 View Distribution
Contributions 1 Images, 0 Recordings.
This small heron is a cosmopolitan species. The race solomonensis occurs in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji (Bregulla, 1992). This bird prefers estuaries (with mangroves) and has a scattered and localised distribution in Vanuatu. References.
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