Species

Butorides virescens (Green heron)

Butorides virescens. Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor “bittern” and Ancient Greek -oides, “resembling”, and virescens is Latin for “greenish”.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)
        Family: Ardeidae (Herons, egrets, and bitterns)
        Subfamily: Ardeinae (Typical herons and egrets)
        Genus: Butorides (Green-backed herons)
        Species: Butorides virescens (Green heron)

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