Avibase: Butorides atricapilla flyensis (Striated Heron (flyensis))

Striated Heron (flyensis)

Butorides atricapilla flyensis Salomonsen, F 1966

Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Butorides
Scientific:
  Butorides atricapilla flyensis

Original description

Citation:
Salomonsen, F 1966

Reference:
Vidensk. Medd. Dansk Naturh. For. København 129 p.283

Protonym:
Butorides striatus flyensis

Type locality:
Lake Daviumbu, Upper Fly River, British Papua, New Guinea.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
65EAFE864C04F4CC

Avibase ID:
avibase-65EAFE86

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/65EAFE86

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

Butorides atricapilla flyensis: southern New Guinea (Southern Lowlands and Trans-Fly regions)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Striated Heron (flyensis)
French:
Héron des mangroves (flyensis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides atricapilla flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides atricapilla flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides atricapilla flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Striated Heron (flyensis) ( Butorides striata flyensis)
Avilist 2025: Butorides atricapilla flyensis [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
Clements, version 2021: Butorides striata flyensis [version 7]
Clements, version 2022: Butorides striata flyensis [version 7]
Clements, version 2023: Butorides striata flyensis [version 7]
Clements, version 2024: Butorides striata flyensis [version 7]
Clements, version 2025: Butorides atricapilla flyensis [version 7]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Butorides striata flyensis [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Butorides striata flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Butorides atricapilla flyensis [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Butorides atricapilla flyensis [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Butorides atricapilla [idenburgi or flyensis]

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms