The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall.
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Hosts have recorded the Green-backed Heron at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
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Where hosts record it
Species
Butorides striata
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A record means a host has seen the Green-backed Heron on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Green-backed Heron at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America.
