Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 (striated heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combinations: Ardea striata, Ardeola striata, Butorides striatus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Butorides according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hume 2013, Linnaeus 1758 and Steadman and Pahlavan 1992
Sister taxa: Butorides validipes, Butorides virescens
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (2 collections), Mauritius (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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