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

Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Nycticorax pileatus

Photographs

Rio Napo, Ecuador - Jan 9, 2006 © William Hull  Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Sep, 2000 © Arthur Grosset  Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Sep, 2000 © Arthur Grosset  near Manu National Park, Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Gareno Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

N. to c. South America e. of the Andes in the Orinoco and Amazon basins;
E. Panama (e. from Tocumen, Darien) e. of the Andes in Colombia (Rio Ure and Rio Sinu to Santa Marta Mountains and upper Magdalena Valley), Venezuela, Los Roques Islands, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana to e. Ecuador, e. Peru (banks of the Tambopata River, Madre de Dios, Puno), n. and e. Bolivia (Beni, La Paz), s. Brazil (Bahia (Serrinha), Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina) and n. 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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