STRIATED HERON (BUTORIDES STRIATA), SOCOZINHO, Waiting to snatch a careless prey.

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Channel: Fauna and Flora · 2018 · Pets & Animals

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#aquaticecosystems #striatedheron #cerradobiome #birdsoffloodedregions - Beautiful Wild Bird - Waiting for an Opportunity - Hunting for Food - This is a species of heron with a wide distribution. It can be found in practically any flooded area. Habitats: It lives in lakes, rivers, estuaries, mangroves or even reservoirs, swamps and marshy regions. It even inhabits ponds in urban parks. It is also abundant in streams in the floodplain of the Amazon Region. - Brazilian Biodiveersity!)

Striated Heron. (Species without sexual dimorphism). Scientific name: Butorides striata, Brazilian name: Socozinho. Class: Birds, Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Ardeidae. Food: Fish, aquatic insects (adults and larvae), crabs, molluscs, amphibians and reptiles. It remains immobile for long periods, perched on or near water, waiting for prey. Geographical Distribution: It occurs throughout Brazil and in the hot climate regions around the Planet: (America, Africa, Asia, Australia and islands of the western Pacific

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