Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Butorides [striata, virescens or sundevalli]

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Groenrugreier
Arabic: بلشون مخطط
Arawak: Saumaru
Bulgarian: Ивичеста чапла
Bengali: খুদে বক
Catalan: Martinet verd
Carib: Palanasa'u
Cebuano: yoho
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): kalali
Czech: volavka promenlivá, volavka proměnlivá
Danish: Mangrovehejre
German: Mangrovereiher
Aukan: Awiyo
Greek: Γραμμοτσικνιάς
English: Green Heron, Green-backed Heron, Little green heron, Little heron, Striated Heron, Striated or Galapagos Heron, Striated or Green Heron
English, HBW: Green-backed Heron (Striated Heron)
English (India): Striated Heron (Little Heron)
English (IOC): Striated Heron
English (Kenya): Striated Heron
English (United States): Striated Heron
English (South Africa): Green-backed Heron
Esperanto: Stria ardeo
Spanish: Garcilla Azulada, Garcita Azulada, Garcita Verdosa
Spanish (Argentine): Garcita azulada
Spanish (Chile): Garcita azulada
Spanish (Colombia): Garcita rayada
Spanish (Costa Rica): Garcilla Cuelligrís, Garcilla verde
Spanish (Ecuador): Garcilla Estriada
Spanish (Spain): Garcilla azulada, Garcita Azulada
Spanish (HBW): Striated Heron
Spanish (Mexico): Garceta verde
Spanish (Panama): Garza Listada
Spanish (Peru): Garcita Estriada
Spanish (Paraguay): Garcita azulada
Spanish (Uruguay): Garcita Azulada
Spanish (Venezuela): Chicuaco Cuello Gris
Estonian: väikehaigur (rohe-väikehaigur)
Persian: حواصیل سبز
Finnish: kyyryhaikara
French: Héron strié, Héron strié ou H. des Galapagos
Guianese Creole French: Annoré-sandré, Kio
Guarani: Hoko'i, Joko
Hebrew: אנפית מנגרובים, אנפת מנגרובים
Hindi: Doshi kokku
Croatian: Zelena čaplja
Hungarian: mangrovegém
Indonesian: Burung Kokokan Laut, Kokokan laut
Icelandic: Krabbahegri
Italian: Airone striato
Japanese (romaji): sasa goi, sasagoi
Japanese: ササゴイ
Japanese (Kanji): 笹五位
Karipúna Creole French: Giselle
Korean: 검은댕기해오라기, 댕기해오라기
Korean (Transliteration): geomeun-daenggi-haeoragi
Kwangali: Hakaruu
Scientific: Ardea striata, Ardea torquata, Ardeola striata, Butorides [striata or sundevalli], Butorides [striata or virescens], Butorides striata, Butorides striata striata, Butorides striatus
Lithuanian: Dryžuotasis garnys, Žaliasis naktikovis
Malagasy: Tambakoratsy
Malayalam: ചിന്നക്കൊക്ക്, ചിന്നകൊക്ക് 
Mongolian: Ногоон дэглэй
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠪᠣᠷ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Ногоовор дэглий
Mongolian (Transliteration): nogooŋ deglei, nogoovor deglii
Malay: Burung, Burung Pucung Bakau, Burung Pucung Keladi, Burung Upih-upihan
Nepali: छोटाखुट्टे बकुल्ला
Ndyuka-trio Pidgin: Tyontyon
Dutch: Mangrovereiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krabbehegre
Norwegian: Krabbehegre
Wayampi: Oko'i
Palikúr: Masawyan
Polish: czapla zielonawa
Pinyin: dǎ-yú-láng, lǜ lù, lǜ suō lù, lù-sī, tián-luó lù, xiǎo lǜ lù
Portuguese: Socozinho
Portuguese (Brazil): Socozinho
Portuguese (Portugal): garçote-de-dorso-verde, Socózinho
Russian: Зелёная цапля, Кваква зеленая
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Pala-koka
Slovak: čaplička mangrovová
Slovenian: progasta zelena čaplja
Serbian: Zelena čaplja
Sranan: Tyontyon
Swedish: Mangrovehäger
Swahili: Ngojamalika
Tamil: Dhosi Kokku
Thai: นกยางเขียว
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ kʰĭaw
Turkish: yeşil sırtlı balıkçıl
Tahitian: ao
Ukrainian: Чапля мангрова
Vietnamese: Chim Cò xanh
Wayana: Tolï
Chinese: 小绿鹭, 打鱼郎, 绿鹭, 鹭鸶
Chinese (Traditional): 小綠鷺, 打魚郎, 田螺鷺, 綠簑鷺, 綠鷺, 鷺鷥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 綠蓑鷺
Chinese (Taiwan): 绿蓑鹭