Tigrisoma
Tigrisoma is a genus of herons in the family Ardeidae.
The genus was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827, with the rufescent tiger heron as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tigris, meaning "tiger" and sôma, meaning "body".
Species
Three species are placed in the genus:| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
| Tigrisoma mexicanum | Bare-throated tiger heron | from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Tigrisoma fasciatum | Fasciated tiger heron | from Costa Rica through northwestern Argentina, southeastern Brazil, and Guyana; it has been recorded as a vagrant in Nicaragua | |
| Tigrisoma lineatum | Rufescent tiger heron | Central America through much of South America |
Beautiful in flight, with great markings on the feathers. Nest mostly resembles a jumbled pile of twigs with openings large enough to allow eggs to fall through occasionally. Call sounds like a sick cow. A contrast in elegance and coarseness.