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juvenile; stocky brown-checkered body (Costa Rica; 2008-11-08)
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum Native Range: Latin America Notes: a bare throat and brown checkered body characterize this drab and secretive heron of forest ponds and tropical woodlands.