Green Heron

Butorides virescens - Héron vert

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Butorides

  • Species
    :

    virescens

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 48 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 62 à 70 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Héron vert
adult plum. breeding
Héron vert
adult plum. breeding

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Butorides virescens virescens (c and e USA and e Canada to Panama and the Caribbean)
  • Butorides virescens anthonyi (w USA, n Baja California. Mexico.)
  • Butorides virescens frazari (s Baja California. Mexico.)
  • Butorides virescens bahamensis (Bahama Is.)

Foreign names

  • Héron vert,
  • Garcilla Verde,
  • socó-mirím,
  • Grünreiher,
  • zöld gém,
  • Groene Reiger,
  • Airone verde,
  • grönryggig häger,
  • Grønnrygghegre,
  • čaplička zelenkavá,
  • volavka zelenavá,
  • Krabbehejre,
  • amerikankyyryhaikara,
  • Grænhegri,
  • czapla zielona,
  • zaļais gārnis,
  • ameriška zelena čaplja,
  • Американская зелёная кваква,
  • アメリカササゴイ,
  • 美洲绿鹭,
  • 小綠鷺,

Voice song and cries

Héron vert
adult plum. transition

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Héron vert
published: - Updated: 12-07-2017
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