The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the Striated Heron (Butorides striata), and together they were called "Green-backed Heron". Birds of the nominate subspecies (no matter which taxonomic arrangement is preferred) are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe; individuals from the Pacific coast of North America may similarly stray as far as Hawaii.
1. kingdom | Animals |
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2. class | Birds |
Color | black, brown, green, grey, white |
3. order | Pelicans Herons and Ibises |
Park | Arkansas Headwaters |