Species profile—Butorides striata (striated heron)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns) → Butorides striata (striated heron)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns)

Scientific name

Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name

striated heron

WildNet taxon ID

1839

Synonym(s)

Butorides striatus

Alternate name(s)

mangrove heron
mangrove bittern

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1839.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.