whistling heron
syrigma sibilatrix latin

Unlike most heron species, Whistling Herons care for young after leaving the nest; juveniles beg for food by hissing with their wings drooped.

The Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America.

Three species, the Black-headed Heron, Whistling Heron and especially the Cattle Egret are less tied to watery environments and may feed far away from water.

Skeletal resemblances to the night herons have led to a debate about whether the Whistling Heron is related to them, but since the 1980s it has been at least provisionally considered a relative of the genus Egretta, with little doubt that it belongs in a genus of its own.

The Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America.