Forest bittern

Forest bittern
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Subfamily:	Tigriornithinae
Genus:	Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882
Species:	Z. heliosylus
Binomial name
Zonerodius heliosylus (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)

The forest bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Zonerodius and is also known as the New Guinea tiger heron.

References

External links

• Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus, BirdLife International
• Zonerodius heliosylus: Forest Bittern, Zipcode Zoo

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Genera of ibis, herons, pelicans and their extinct allies

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Clade: Aequornithes
• Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes
incertae sedis †Cladornis? †Torotigidae? Torotix Pelecani Balaenicipitidae Balaeniceps †Goliathia †Paludiavis Pelecanidae †Eopelecanus †Miopelecanus Pelecanus Scopidae Scopus Ardei See below ↓

Ardei
incertae sedis †Ardeacites? †Xenerodiopidae Xenerodiops Threskiornithidae incertae sedis †Gerandibis †Milnea †Mopsitta? †Protibis †Rhynchaeites †Vadaravis †Xenicibis Plataleinae †Platalea Threskiornithinae †Apteribis Bostrychia Cercibis Eudocimus Geronticus Lophotibis Mesembrinibis Nipponia Phimosus Plegadis Pseudibis Thaumatibis Theristicus Threskiornis Ardeidae †Ardeagrandis Calherodius †Eoceornis †Matuku †Nyctisoma Oroanassa †Proardeola Agamiinae Agamia Ardeinae Ardea Ardeola Bubulcus Butorides Egretta Gorsachius Nycticorax Nyctanassa Pilherodius †Proardea Syrigma †Zeltornis Zonerodius Botaurinae Botaurus Ixobrychus †Pikaihao Zebrilus Cochleariinae Cochlearius Tigriornithinae †Taphophoyx Tigriornis Tigrisoma

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