| Forest bittern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Subfamily: | Tigriornithinae |
| Genus: | Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882 |
| Species: | Z. heliosylus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zonerodius heliosylus | |
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The forest bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Zonerodius and is also known as the New Guinea tiger heron.