Green Heron

Butorides virescens

The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".

A Green Heron perched over the Laguna Madre is South Padre Island, TX. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife.
A Green Heron perched over the Laguna Madre is South Padre Island, TX. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife.
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Green Heron observed by pscharnell
Oct 17, 2026
Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, CA, US
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· 1 ID
Green Heron observed by elago2024
Oct 17, 2026
Boynton Beach, FL, US
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Research Grade
· 1 ID
Green Heron observed by eagledance
Oct 17, 2026
Ringgold @ Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
byeagledance
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Green Heron observed by alex_tran
Oct 17, 2026
Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA, US
byalex_tran
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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