The capped heron is a water bird endemic to the neotropics, inhabiting rainforest from the center of Panama to the south of Brazil. It is the only species of the genus Pilherodius, and one of the least known of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is superficially similar to the group of the night herons, but is active during daytime or at twilight. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Ardea pileata
Type locality:
Cayenne.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/76/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
9A0A9C743DC7F62B
Avibase ID:
avibase-9A0A9C74
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9A0A9C74
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174869
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Héron coiffé ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Héron coiffé ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 1st edition: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2021: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2022: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2023: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2024: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Capped Heron ( Nycticorax pileatus) |
Clements 4th edition: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2015: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2016: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2017: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2018: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Clements, version 2019: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 1.50: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 1.52: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 1.53: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 1.54: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 1.55: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2015: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2016: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2017: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2018: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2019: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2021: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2022: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2023: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
eBird version 2024: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pilherodius pileatus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pilherodius pileatus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pilherodius pileatus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Capped Heron ( Pilherodius pileatus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pilherodius pileatus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pilherodius pileatus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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