Kingdom Animalia Family Ardeidae Phylum Chordata Order Pelecaniformes | Class Aves Scientific name Tigriornis leucolopha Rank Species | |
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Genus Tigriornis
Sharpe, 1895 Similar Forest bittern, Zigzag heron, White‑backed night heron, Dwarf bittern, White‑eared night heron | ||
The white-crested tiger heron (Tigriornis leucolopha), also known as the white-crested bittern, is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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