Order: Pelecaniformes - Family: Ardeidae Habitat: Ponds and marshes
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Hunts during the day. Feeds on fish, eels, frogs, small mammals and birds. See Feeding Technique | |
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Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Yellow-billed Teal
Tigrisoma lineatum - Anas flavirostris ![]() 15-9-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
![]() 15-9-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
15-9-18 © Jorgelina Pérez
We normally watch the tiger-heron catch a fish or an eel, here the prey is yellow-billed teal duckling. The duckling belonged to a family in Canal Viamonte and this tiger-heron may be the one nesting a bit further on a tipu tree. The Saturday before the ducklings had been attacked by a Harris's Hawk and saved their skin. Their parents protected them but this Saturday this duckling was not that lucky. The video does not show the tragic end.
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More photographic records since January 2013 |
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