Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodiasLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Great Blue Heron
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Ardea herodias
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Great Blue Heron
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Ardea herodias fannini
- Ardea herodias wardi
- Ardea herodias herodias
- Ardea herodias occidentalis
- Ardea herodias cognata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Herodias
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- America = Hudson Bay, ex Edwards.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.143
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great-billed Heron
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White-bellied Heron
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Purple Heron
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Black-headed Heron
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Goliath Heron
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Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cocoi Heron
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