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Whistling heron

Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)

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The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 455 g to 463 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the whistling heron

Weight
463 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the whistling heron live?

Not recorded

What is the whistling heron?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. It is the only species placed in the genus Syrigma. There are two subspecies, the southern S. s. sibilatrix and the northern S. s. fostersmithi.

From the Wikipedia article “Whistling heron” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whistling_heron&oldid=1314956853), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the whistling heron endangered?

The whistling 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the whistling heron classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPelecaniformes
  5. familyArdeidae
  6. genusSyrigma
  7. SpeciesSyrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)

Synonyms Ardea sibilatrix

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • بلشون صافرArabic
  • Свиреща чаплаBulgarian
  • martinet xiulaireCatalan
  • crëyr chwibanogWelsh
  • PibehejreDanish
  • PfeifreiherGerman
  • fajfardeoEsperanto
  • Garza chiflonaSpanish
  • ChiflónSpanish
  • Garza chiflónSpanish
  • Garza silbadoraSpanish
  • vilehaigurEstonian
  • viheltäjähaikaraFinnish
  • Héron flûte-du-soleilFrench
  • Aigrette flûte-du-soleilFrench
  • Kuarahy mimbyGuarani
  • čaplja zviždaraCroatian
  • fütyülő gémHungarian
  • Airone fischiatoreItalian
  • キムネゴイJapanese
  • švilpiančioji gervėLithuanian
  • FluitreigerDutch
  • plystrehegreNorwegian
  • Garsa FlùitdóPapiamento
  • czapla gwiżdżącaPolish
  • maria-faceiraPortuguese
  • garça-assobiadeiraPortuguese
  • Свистящая цапляRussian
  • volavka hvízdaváSlovak
  • Zviždeća čapljaSerbian
  • visselhägerSwedish
  • Islıkçı BalıkçılTurkish
  • чапля-свистунUkrainian
  • 啸鹭Chinese
  • 中白鷺Chinese

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Relatives of the whistling heron

Other species in the same family Ardeidae.

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Common questions

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How big is the whistling heron?

An adult whistling heron weighs 463 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the whistling heron endangered?

The whistling heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the whistling heron?

The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whistling-heron

MLA

“Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whistling-heron.

BibTeX
@misc{whistling_heron_2026,
  title = {Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whistling-heron},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}