Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusTigrisoma (Neotropical Tiger-Herons)
- SpeciesTigrisoma mexicanum (Bare-throated Tiger Heron)
The bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is 80 cm (31 in) in length and weighs 1,200 g (42 oz). This large species is found in more open habitats than other Tigrisoma herons, such as river and lake banks. It waits often motionless for suitable prey such as fish, frogs or crabs to come within reach of its long bill. This is a solitary breeder, not normally found in heron colonies. The nest is a small flattish stick platform in a tree into which 2–3 green-tinged white eggs are laid. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bare-throated Tiger Heron at Chagres National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there