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title: "Agami Heron"
description: "Agamia agami — Uccelli. The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/agami-heron
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Agami Heron

> Agamia agami — Uccelli. The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron.

- Scientific name: *Agamia agami*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1009
- Wikidata: [Q218312](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218312)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5052)

## Names

- en: Agami Heron
- de: Speerreiher
- es: Garza agami
- fr: Héron agami
- nl: Agamireiger
- pt: Garça-da-mata
- pl: Agamia

## Countries with the most observations

CR (254), BR (118), MX (116), PE (94), GT (90), BZ (75), EC (64), CO (47), PA (29), BO (21), HN (15), NI (14)

## Summary

The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia. In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, meaning 'hummingbird heron', thanks to its unique coloration pattern.
The agami heron is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, due to predictions of future habitat destruction within its range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agami_heron

## Photo

![Agami Heron](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/agami-heron/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82673729

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/agami-heron?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).