Rufescent tiger heron

Weight

805 g – 823 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

32.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

2 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2.98 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The rufescent tiger heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPelecaniformes
5. familyArdeidae
6. genusTigrisoma
7. SpeciesTigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Ardea lineata, Ardea tigrina

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LC, Least Concern

Bare-throated tiger heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Ardeidae

LC, Least Concern

Fasciated tiger heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum

Ardeidae

CompareRufescent tiger heron vs Bare-throated tiger heronRufescent tiger heron vs Fasciated tiger heron

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@misc{rufescent_tiger_heron_2026,
  title = {Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufescent-tiger-heron},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}