Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Syrigma
Species
sibilatrix
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Argentina,
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Open flooded savanna, pastures, roadsides but prefers areas with some trees.
Distribution and Range
Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina
Food
Lungfish are its preference but will eat any small dryland or marsh animal it can catch