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Green Heron [Eastern]
Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata] (= Butorides virescens virescens) (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Butorides
Scientific:
Butorides virescens virescens
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Butorides
Scientific:
Butorides virescens virescens
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.144
Protonym:
Ardea virescens
Type locality:
America; restricted to coast of South Carolina by Oberholser, 1912, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 42, pp. 534, 537.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/163/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
ECF59AACD0045F60
Avibase ID:
avibase-ECF59AAC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ECF59AAC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174793
Geographic range:
- Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]: central USA and eastern Canada to Panama and Caribbean
Source: Clements checklist
Green Heron [Eastern]
French:
Héron vert [virescens ou maculata]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or bahamensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Heron [Eastern] ( Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata]) |
| Avilist 2025: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Butorides virescens virescens [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2022: Butorides virescens virescens [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2023: Butorides virescens virescens [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2024: Butorides virescens virescens [version 7] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Green Heron ( Butorides virescens) [version 5] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2015: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2016: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2017: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2018: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2019: Butorides virescens virescens [version 6] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Butorides striatus virescens [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Butorides striatus virescens [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Butorides striata virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Butorides virescens virescens [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ardeola striata virescens [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Butorides virescens [virescens, maculata or bahamaensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Green Heron, Green Heron (Eastern), Green Heron [Eastern]
Esperanto: Verda ardeo
Estonian: punakael-väikehaigur
French: Héron vert (de l'Est), Héron vert [virescens ou maculata]
Japanese (romaji): amerikasasagoi (virescens/bahamensis)
Japanese: アメリカササゴイ (virescens/bahamensis)
Scientific: Ardea virescens, Ardeola striata virescens, Butorides striata virescens, Butorides striatus virescens, Butorides virescens, Butorides virescens [virescens or bahamensis], Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata], Butorides virescens margaritophilus, Butorides virescens mesatus, Butorides virescens virescens, Butorides virescens virescens/bahamensis, Cancroma maculata
Slovak: čaplička zelenkavá
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