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Green Heron
   (Butorides virescens)

Breeding Range

General regions:

  • North America (NA),
  • Middle America (MA)

Subregions:

e & c USA to Panama

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Resources on the Web

Mangoverde World Bird Guide | BirdForum Opus | Field Guide: Birds of the World (Flickr) |
The Internet Bird Collection | Google Image Search

Alternate names for Green Heron:

1. Green-backed Heron

Name used in some of the (older?) North American field guides.

Suggested by RHicks on 03 April 2008. [flag this suggestion as incorrect]

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Taxonomic source

WorldBirdNames.org