Information about Tigriornis

White-crested Bittern
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Tigriornis
Species:T. leucolopha
Binomial name
Tigriornis leucolopha
(Jardine, 1846)
Synonyms
Tigriornis leucolophus (Jardine, 1846) [orthographic error]
The White-crested Bittern (Tigriornis leucolopha) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ciconiiformes
Bonaparte, 1854

Families
  • Ardeidae
  • Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
  • Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
  • Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
  • Ciconiidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Cathartidae
Traditionally, the order
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820

Genera

See text.

The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (February 23, 1800 - November 21, 1874, Edinburgh) was a Scottish naturalist.

Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of
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In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. Usage and terminology are different for zoology and botany.

Zoology

In zoological nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names that pertain to the same taxon, for example
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820

Genera

See text.

The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820

Genera

See text.

The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Monotypic is an adjective that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type:
  • in botany it means that a taxon has only one species; Ginkgo is a monotypic genus, while Ginkgoaceae is a monotypic family.

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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Motto
"Virtus Unita Fortior"   (Latin)
"Unity Provides Strength"
Anthem
Angola Avante!   (Portuguese)
Forward Angola!
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Motto
"Fraternité, Justice, Travail"   (French)
"Fellowship, Justice, Labour"
Anthem
L'Aube Nouvelle   (French)

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Motto
"Paix - Travail - Patrie"   (French)
"Peace - Work - Fatherland"
Anthem
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Motto
"Unité, Dignité, Travail"   (French)
"Unity, Dignity, Work"
Anthem
La Renaissance   (French)
E Zingo
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Motto
"Unité, Travail, Progrès"   (French)
"Unity, Work, Progress"
Anthem
La Congolaise
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Motto
Justice – Paix – Travail   (French)
"Justice – Peace – Work"
Anthem
Debout Congolais
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Motto
"Unity, Discipline and Labour"   (translation)
Anthem
L'Abidjanaise
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Motto
"Unidad, Paz, Justicia"   (Spanish)
"Unity, Peace, Justice"
Anthem
Caminemos pisando la senda
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Anthem
La Concorde


Capital
(and largest city) Libreville

Official languages French
Demonym Gabonese
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Motto
"Progress, Peace, Prosperity"
Anthem
For The Gambia Our Homeland


Capital Banjul

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Motto
"Travail, Justice, Solidarité"   (French)
"Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem
Liberté   (French)
"Freedom"
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Motto
"Unidade, Luta, Progresso"   (Portuguese)
"Unity, Struggle, Progress"
Anthem
Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada   (Portuguese)
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Motto
"The love of liberty brought us here"
Anthem
All Hail, Liberia, Hail!


Capital Monrovia

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Motto
شرف إخاء عدل    (Arabic)
"Honneur, Fraternité, Justice"   (French)
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