Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Butorides virescens

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.

Bulgarian: Зеленогърба чапла (ssp. virescens/bahamensis)
Czech: volavka zelenavá (ssp. virescens/bahamensis)
Danish: Krabbehejre (ssp. virescens/bahamensis)
German: Grünreiher (virescens/bahamensis)
Greek: Πρασινοτσικνιάς (virescens/bahamensis)
English: Green Heron (Eastern), Green Heron (virescens/bahamensis), Green Heron [virescens, maculata or bahamaensis]
English, HBW: Green-backed Heron (virescens/bahamensis)
English (IOC): Green Heron (virescens/bahamensis)
English (United States): Green Heron (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish: Garcilla Verde (virescens/bahamensis), Garcita Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Garcilla Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Cuba): Aguaitacaimán (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Garcilla Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Spain): Garcilla verde (virescens/bahamensis), Garcita Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (HBW): Green Heron (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Mexico): Garcita Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Spanish (Panama): Garza Verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Finnish: amerikankyyryhaikara (virescens/bahamensis)
French: Héron vert (de l'Est), Héron vert [virescens ou bahamensis], Héron vert [virescens, maculata ou bahamaensis]
Hebrew: אנפית ירוקה (חוף מזרחי)
Hungarian: Zöld gém (virescens/bahamensis)
Icelandic: Grænhegri (virescens/bahamensis)
Italian: Airone verde (virescens/bahamensis)
Japanese (romaji): amerikasasagoi (virescens/bahamensis)
Japanese: アメリカササゴイ (virescens/bahamensis), アメリカササゴイ（virescens／bahamensis）
Scientific: Ardea virescens, Ardea virescens virescens, Butorides striatus virescens, Butorides virescens [virescens, maculata or bahamaensis], Butorides virescens virescens, Butorides virescens virescens/bahamensis
Lithuanian: Žalsvasis naktikovis (virescens/bahamensis)
Dutch: Groene Reiger (virescens/bahamensis)
Norwegian: grønnrygghegre (virescens/bahamensis)
Polish: czapla zielona (virescens/bahamensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): garçote-verde (virescens/bahamensis), Socó-mirim (virescens/bahamensis)
Russian: Зеленоспинная цапля (virescens/bahamensis)
Slovak: čaplička zelenkavá, čaplička zelenkavá (skup.)
Slovenian: Ameriška zelena čaplja (virescens/bahamensis)
Serbian: Američka zelena čaplja (virescens/bahamensis)
Swedish: grönryggig häger (virescens/bahamensis)
Turkish: Yeşil Balıkçıl (virescens/bahamensis)
Chinese: 美洲绿鹭 (virescens/bahamensis)