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
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green Heron
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Butorides virescens anthonyi
- Butorides virescens frazari
- Butorides virescens virescens
- Butorides virescens bahamensis
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.
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