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Green Heron [Eastern]

Butorides virescens [virescens or maculata] (= Butorides virescens virescens) (Linnaeus, C 1758)




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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
English:
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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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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