Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Butorides [striata or atricapilla] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Groenrugreier, Groenrugreier (Ouwêreldse)
Arabic: بلشون مخطط (العالم القديم) (مجموعة)
Azerbaijani: Qarabaş yaşıl qarıldaq
Bulgarian: Ивичеста чапла [Група atricapilla], Черноглава ивичеста чапла
Bengali: কুড়োবক
Catalan: martinet estriat menut
Czech: volavka malá, volavka proměnlivá [skupina atricapilla]
Danish: Mangrovehejre, Mangrovehejre, den gamle verden [atricapilla Gruppe]
German: Mangrovereiher [atricapilla-Gruppe]
Greek: Γραμμοτσικνιάς [atricapilla ομάδα], Γραμμοτσικνιάς [atricapilla], Γραμμοτσικνιάς 
English: Little Heron, Striated Heron, Striated Heron (Old World), Striated Heron [Old World]
[ENAV]: Little Heron
English, HBW: Green-backed Heron (Old World)
English (India): Striated Heron (Little Heron)
English (IOC): Striated Heron (Old World)
English (United States): Little Heron, Striated Heron (Old World)
English (South Africa): Green-backed Heron (Old World)
Esperanto: mangrova ardeo
Spanish: Garcilla Azulada (grupo atricapilla), Garcilla Menor, Garcita Azulada (grupo atricapilla)
Spanish (Argentine): Garcita Azulada [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Chile): Garcita azulada [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Garcilla Cuelligrís (grupo atricapilla), Garcilla Cuelligrís [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Ecuador): Garcilla Chica, Garcilla Estriada [Grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Spain): Garcilla azulada (grupo atricapilla), Garcilla menor, Garcita azulada (grupo atricapilla), Garcita Azulada [atricapilla Group]
Spanish (HBW): Striated Heron (Old World)
Spanish (Panama): Garza Listada (grupo atricapilla)
Spanish (Peru): Garcita Estriada [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Garceta Estriada [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Paraguay): Garcita azulada [grupo atricapilla]
Spanish (Uruguay): Garcita Azulada [Grupo atricapilla], Garcita Azulada Oriental
Spanish (Venezuela): Chicuaco Cuello Gris [grupo atricapilla]
Persian: حواصیل راه‌راه, حواصیل سبز [atricapilla Group]
Finnish: kyyryhaikara, kyyryhaikara [alalaji atricapilla]
French: Héron des mangroves, Héron strié (atricapilla), Héron strié (groupe atricapilla), Héron strié (Paléarctique), Héron strié [atricapilla]
French (Guyane): Héron strié (groupe atricapilla)
Gujarati: લીલી બગલી
Hebrew: אנפית מנגרובים (עולם ישן), אפית מנגרובים
Hindi: कंचा बगला
Hungarian: Mangrovegém [atricapilla csoport], Mangróvgém
Indonesian: Kokokan laut (grup atricapilla)
Icelandic: Hvirfilhegri, Krabbahegri [atricapilla hópur]
Italian: Airone striato, Airone striato [gruppo atricapilla]
Japanese (romaji): sasagoi (atricapilla guru-pu)
Japanese: ササゴイ, ササゴイ (atricapilla グループ), ササゴイ（atricapilla グループ）
Kannada: ಜೌಗು ಹಕ್ಕಿ
Korean: 검은댕기해오라기, 검은댕기해오라기 (atricapilla group)
[KOK]: खरबो
Scientific: Ardea atricapilla, Butorides atricapilla, Butorides striata [atricapilla Group], Butorides striata [atricapilla], Butorides striata atricapilla
Lithuanian: Žaliasis naktikovis [atricapilla grupė]
Malayalam: ചിന്നക്കൊക്ക്
Malay: Pucung-Bakau Biasa
Nepali: जुनबकुल्ला
Dutch: Mangrovereiger, Mangrovereiger (atricapilla groep
Norwegian: krabbehegre (atricapilla gr.), småhegre
Punjabi: ਧਾਰੀਦਾਰ ਬਗਲਾ
Polish: czapla czarnoczuba, czapla zielonawa [gr. atricapilla]
Portuguese: garça-de-cabeça-negra
[PTAO]: Garça-de-dorso-verde, Garça-de-dorso-verde [grupo atricapilla]
Portuguese (Brazil): socozinho [grupo atricapilla]
Portuguese (Portugal): garçote-de-dorso-verde [grupo atricapilla], Socózinho [grupo atricapilla]
Romanian: Stârc de mangrove, Stârc de mangrove (grupul atricapilla)
Russian: Зелёная цапля [группа atricapilla]
Slovak: čaplička čiernohlavá, čaplička čiernohlavá (skup.)
Slovenian: Progasta zelena čaplja [atricapilla]
Serbian: Zelena čaplja, Zelena čaplja [atricapilla grupa]
Swedish: galápagoshäger [atricapilla Group], galápagoshäger [gruppen atricapilla], mangrovehäger
Telugu: దోసి కొంగ
Thai: นกยางเขียว, นกยางเขียว (atricapilla), นกยางเขียว (โลกเก่า)
Turkish: Galapagos Yeşil Balıkçılı [atricapilla Grubu], Yeşil Sırtlı Balıkçıl, Yeşil sırtlı balıkçıl [atricapilla grubu]
Ukrainian: Чапля мангрова [група atricapilla], Чапля мангрова мала
Chinese: 绿鹭, 绿鹭（旧大陆）
[ZHHK]: 綠鷺
Chinese (Traditional): 綠簑鷺, 綠簑鷺(atricapilla群), 綠簑鷺(舊世界)
Zulu: umacutholuhlaza