Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata] (Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata])

Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata]

Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata] (= Ardea herodias herodias) Linnaeus, 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Ardea
Scientific:
  Ardea herodias herodias

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.143

Protonym:
Ardea Herodias

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727050

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5B5C72DBCCDE80AA

Avibase ID:
avibase-5B5C72DB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5B5C72DB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174773

Geographic range:

Ardea herodias herodias: S Canada to s Baja California and Central America
Ardea herodias fannini: SE Alaska to coastal Washington
Ardea herodias cognata: Galapagos Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata]
French:
Grand Héron [herodias, fannini, cognata]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Blue Heron [blue form] ( Ardea herodias [herodias])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Blue Heron [blue form] ( Ardea herodias [herodias])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata] ( Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ardea herodias [herodias]

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Bernat americà
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): kwabye nwe
Czech: volavka velká
Danish: Stor Blåhejre
German: Kanadareiher
English: Great Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron (blue form), Great Blue Heron [blue form], Great Blue Heron [herodias, fannini, cognata]
Esperanto: Amerika griza ardeo
Spanish: Garza Azulada, Garzón Azul, Garzón Azulado
Spanish (Colombia): Garzón Azulado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Garzón azulado
Spanish (Cuba): Garcilote
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Garzón, Garzón Cenizo
Spanish (Honduras): Garzón moreno
Spanish (Mexico): garza morena
Spanish (Nicaragua): Garzón Azul
Estonian: ameerika hallhaigur
Basque: Bernat americà
Finnish: amerikanharmaahaikara
French: Grand Héron, Grand Héron [herodias, fannini, cognata]
Guadeloupean Creole French: Crabier radar
Galician: Bernat americà
Haitian Creole French: Gwo Krabye ble
Icelandic: Bláhegri
Italian: Airone azzurro maggiore
Japanese (romaji): ooaosagi
Japanese: オオアオサギ
Scientific: Ardea herodias, Ardea herodias [herodias, fannini, cognata], Ardea herodias [herodias], Ardea herodias herodias
Lithuanian: Kanadinis garnys
Dutch: Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger
Norwegian: Herodiashegre
Polish: czapla modra
Portuguese: Garça-azul-grande
Portuguese (Brazil): Garça-azul-grande
Russian: Большая цапля, Цапля большая голубая
Slovak: Volavka statná
Slovenian: ameriška siva čaplja
Swedish: Amerikansk gråhäger
Turkish: Amerika Gri Balıkçılı
Chinese: 大蓝鹭