Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
About the Green Heron
The green heron (Butorides virescens) 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". It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the striated heron (Butorides striata); when treated together, they were called "green-backed heron".
A real field recording of the Green Heron. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · CC BY ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Honduras and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 149 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Striated HeronButorides striataprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.