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Green Heron

Butorides virescens(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Green Heron

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 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 virescens
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Green Heron
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Ardea virescens
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
America; restricted to coast of South Carolina by Oberholser, 1912, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 42, pp. 534, 537.
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.144

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 74 species of the family Ardeidae