Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica (August 2012)

This image was taken on a boat trip from Turtle Beach Lodge.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) / Wikipedia
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum / Bird Forum
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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