Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla(Afzelius, A, 1804)
English (US) Little Heron
The Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla) 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
- Butorides atricapilla
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Little Heron
- Described by
- (Afzelius, A, 1804)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 20 subspecies for this species.
- Butorides atricapilla atricapilla
- Butorides atricapilla brevipes
- Butorides atricapilla rutenbergi
- Butorides atricapilla rhizophorae
- Butorides atricapilla crawfordi
- Butorides atricapilla degens
- Butorides atricapilla albolimbata
- Butorides atricapilla spodiogaster
- Butorides atricapilla amurensis
- Butorides atricapilla actophila
- Butorides atricapilla javanica
- Butorides atricapilla steini
- Butorides atricapilla moluccarum
- Butorides atricapilla papuensis
- Butorides atricapilla idenburgi
- Butorides atricapilla flyensis
- Butorides atricapilla macrorhyncha
- Butorides atricapilla stagnatilis
- Butorides atricapilla patruelis
- Butorides atricapilla solomonensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea atricapilla
- Described by
- (Afzelius, A, 1804)
- Type locality
- near Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Original description
- Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 25 p.264
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Reunion Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi
Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Ascension Night Heron
Nycticorax olsoni
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Lava Heron
Butorides sundevalli
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Forest Bittern
Zonerodius heliosylus
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
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