The white-crested tiger heron (Tigriornis leucolopha), also known as the white-crested bittern, is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis. It is widely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Subfamily: | Tigriornithinae |
| Genus: | Tigriornis Sharpe, 1895 |
| Species: | T. leucolopha
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| Binomial name | |
| Tigriornis leucolopha (Jardine, 1846)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tigriornis leucolophus (Jardine, 1846) [orthographic error] | |
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tigriornis leucolopha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697277A130188990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697277A130188990.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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