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Butorides striata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Striated heron

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Moluccas
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1859. Hecatris javanica. Horsf. E. Gilolo. 85. / 73.5.12.2324 stagnatibis Gould] [MUS. BRIT. Moluccarum East Gilo 1859 Moluccas A.R. Wallace]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Gilolo.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae (Herons & Bitterns)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Butorides javanicus
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Gilolo, Bouru, Morty Is.
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring