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The rufescent tiger heron (''Tigrisoma lineatum'') is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America. ==Taxonomy== When he first described the rufescent tiger heron in 1783, based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana, Pieter Boddaert named it ''Ardea lineata''.〔 In 1827, William John Swainson moved the species to his newly created genus ''Tigrisoma''; it is now one of three species in that genus.〔 The rufescent tiger heron has two subspecies: *''T. l. lineatum'', given species status by some taxonomists as lineated tiger heron, is found from Central America down into northern and central South America.〔 *''T. l. marmoratum'', given species status by some taxonomists as banded tiger heron, is found in eastern and south-central South America.〔 The genus name ''Tigrisoma'' is a combination of two Greek words: ''tigris'', meaning "tiger" and ''somā'', meaning "body".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rufescent tiger heron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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