Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015)

Description of the territorial proclamation song of the Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum)

Abstract

We describe the territorial proclamation song of the Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum), unknown until now, and compare it with the territorial proclamation song of the Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum). We also describe other similar vocalizations of the latter species. Both species present a similar territorial proclamation song with the first notes ascending, finishing with a mooing very similar to that of cows. The first notes in the vocalization of Tigrisoma fasciatum are issued in pairs, with a final accentuation in each pair, whereas Tigrisoma lineatum executes isolated, ever-ascending notes. We show that both species are capable of mooing and we discuss the implications with respect to the commonly used Spanish and Portuguese names.

 

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Bernabé López-Lanús, Sofía Zalazar (2015). Description of the territorial proclamation song of the Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum). El Hornero, Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v30i1.598

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