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 paulknoepfler
Mar 1, 2026
Lake Solano County Park, 8685 Pleasants Valley Rd, Winters, CA 95694, USA
bypaul knoepfler
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Green Heron observed by zaf2103
Mar 1, 2026
Marin County, CA, USA
byZoë Ferraris
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Green Heron observed by almansa
Mar 1, 2026
Cutler Bay, FL, USA
byJoshua Almansa
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Green Heron observed by almansa
Mar 1, 2026
Cutler Bay, FL, USA
byJoshua Almansa
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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