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Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias
(Pallas, PS, 1781)
Garza del Sol
Pavãozinho-do-pará
Family: Eurypygidae
Order: Eurypygiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea helias.

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Foto
Photography ID: 195462
  Squab
San Ramón
Alajuela
Costa Rica
03/18/2017
Luis Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 195461
♂ ♀  Adult
San Ramón
Alajuela
Costa Rica
03/18/2017
Luis Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 191669
  Adult
San Ramón
Alajuela
Costa Rica
02/18/2017
Luis Vargas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
55578418/03/2017Costa RicaAlajuelaSan RamónLuis Vargas
54629118/02/2017Costa RicaAlajuelaSan RamónLuis Vargas
9710606/02/2001Costa RicaAlajuelaAguas ZarcasRosemary Scoffield
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.