Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Свиреща чапла |
| Catalan | martinet xiulador |
| Czech | volavka hvízdavá |
| Dutch | Fluitreiger |
| English | Whistling Heron |
| English (United States) | Whistling Heron |
| Finnish | viheltäjähaikara |
| French | Héron flûte-du-soleil |
| French (France) | Héron flûte-du-soleil |
| German | Pfeifreiher |
| Icelandic | Blísturhegri |
| Japanese | キムネゴイ |
| Norwegian | plystrehegre |
| Polish | czapla gwiżdżąca |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | maria-faceira |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Maria-faceira |
| Russian | Свистящая цапля |
| Serbian | Zviždeća čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka hvízdavá |
| Spanish | Garza Chiflona |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Chiflón |
| Spanish (Chile) | Garza chiflón |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Garza Silbadora |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garza Silbadora |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza Silbadora |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Flauta del sol |
| Spanish (Peru) | Garza Silbadora |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garza chiflona |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Garza Amarilla |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garza Silbadora |
| Swedish | visselhäger |
| Turkish | Islıkçı Balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | Чапля-свистун |
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
Sam Dean
Version: 1.0 — Published November 16, 2012
Version: 1.0 — Published November 16, 2012
Conservation
Conservation Status
The IUCN lists the Whistling Heron as a species of Least Concern due to a stable population (Birdlife International 2012).
Effects of human activity on populations
By utilizing man-altered habitats such as pastures, fields, and roadsides, the Whistling Heron stands to benefit from human interaction.
When pressed by humans, they seem reluctant to abandon their feeding sites (such as along roadways) (Kushlan and Hancock 2005). This could point to the Whisting Heron becoming a nuisance species in the future. For the present, they are not known to have any detrimental effects on humans.
Amerindians used its plumes as a means of bartering, but the extent of this practice was not believed to be enough to put significant pressure on heron numbers (Kushlan and Hancock 2005).
