Forest Bittern | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882 |
Species: | Z. heliosylus |
Binomial name | |
Zonerodius heliosylus Lesson, 1828 |
The Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Zonerodius and is also known as the New Guinea Tiger Heron.