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Green Heron (bahamensis)
Butorides virescens bahamensis (Brewster, W 1888)
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Butorides
Scientific:
Butorides virescens bahamensis
Original description
Citation:
(Brewster, W 1888)
Reference:
Auk
5, no.1 p.83
Protonym:
Ardea bahamensis
Type locality:
Wattling's Island, Bahamas = San Salvador, Bahamas
Link:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/auk/vol5/iss1/14/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FBE7BA11000C4A4A
Avibase ID:
avibase-FBE7BA11
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FBE7BA11
Taxonomic Serial Number:
English:
Green Heron (bahamensis)
French:
Héron vert (bahamensis)
Green Heron (bahamensis)
French:
Héron vert (bahamensis)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Heron (bahamensis) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Heron (bahamensis) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green Heron (bahamensis) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green Heron (bahamensis) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens maculata (bahamensis)) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens maculata (bahamensis)) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Heron (Bahamas) ( Butorides virescens bahamensis) |
| Avilist 2025: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2022: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2023: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2024: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2025: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 7] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Butorides striatus bahamensis [version 5] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2015: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2016: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2017: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2018: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2019: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 6] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Butorides striatus bahamensis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Butorides striatus bahamensis [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Butorides striata bahamensis [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Butorides virescens bahamensis [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ardeola striata bahamensis [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Butorides virescens [maculata or bahamensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Green Heron (Bahamas), Green Heron (bahamensis)
French: Héron vert (bahamensis)
Scientific: Ardea bahamensis, Ardeola striata bahamensis, Butorides striata bahamensis, Butorides striatus bahamensis, Butorides virescens bahamensis, Butorides virescens maculata (bahamensis)
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