Striated Heron

Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

35–48 cmLength56 cmWingspan202 gWeight

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall.

Most records: Brazil, Australia, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Brazil, Australia, Colombia

Striated Heron has been recorded at 2,713 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 118 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

RN Laguna de SonsoColombia2,770 records
Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore2,385 records
Cairns EsplanadeAustralia1,663 records

More places

Parque IbirapueraBrazil1,653 records
Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia1,628 records
Ammo Dump PondsPanama1,619 records
Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil1,523 records
Sani LodgeEcuador1,504 records
Parque La FloridaColombia1,463 records
Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina1,375 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Australia Colombia Singapore Thailand India Argentina Ecuador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioural traits. The breeding habitat is in South America and the Caribbean.

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Questions

How big is the Striated Heron?

The Striated Heron is about 35–48 cm long, with a wingspan of 56 cm and weighs around 202 g.

Where does the Striated Heron live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: eastern Panama to northern Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Australia and Colombia.