Striated Heron, Rio Chagres, Panama

Rio Chagres, near Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Gamboa, Colon Province, Panama (August 2016)

Our guide for a boat trip near Gamboa was Iann Sanchez.

Click here for an image of a Striated Heron taken at Lake Baringo, Kenya.

Striated Heron is considered to be one of thirty-three subspecies of Green-backed Heron.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Striated heron (Butorides striata) / Wikipedia
Striated Heron Butorides striata / BirdForum
Green-backed Heron Butorides striata / BirdLife International
Striated Heron Butorides striata / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 13:52
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320

Latitude 09 07 12.7 N
Longitude 79 41 22.5 W
Altitude 54.70m