Striated Heron

Order Ciconiiformes; Family Ardeidae (Herons & Egrets); Scientific name: Butorides striatus; Subspecies: rogersi; Common name: Striated Heron; Alternative common names: Mangrove Heron, or Green-backed Heron - Distribution in Australia: subspecies rogersi is endemic in Western Australia between Exmouth Peninsula in the south and north-western Kimberley in the north; There are numerous other subspecies ranging from northern and eastern Australia through Papua New Guinea, South-east Asia, Africa and Madagascar to South and Central America.