Green Heron

Butorides virescens

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Butorides
eBird Code
grnher

Vocalizations

Lyndsey · CC_BY_4_0
Thomas Koffel · CC_BY_4_0
cigazze · CC_BY_4_0
Ken Kneidel · CC0_1_0
Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0
Adriana Nelly Correa Sandoval · CC_BY_4_0
Stephen John Davies · CC0_1_0
Ken Kneidel · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Butorides virescens anthonyi

    western USA and northern Baja California

  • Butorides virescens bahamensis

    Bahamas

  • Butorides virescens frazari

    southern Baja California

  • Butorides virescens virescens

    central USA and eastern Canada to Panama and Caribbean

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (grnher) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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