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Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Ardea

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (grbher3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea

Subspecies (5)

Ardea herodias cognata

Galapagos
Ardea herodias fannini

southeastern Alaska to coastal Washington
Ardea herodias herodias

southern Canada to southern Baja California and Central America
Ardea herodias occidentalis

southern Florida through West Indies to islands off Venezuela
Ardea herodias wardi

south-central USA to Gulf Coast and Florida

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (grbher3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.