Species profile
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Quick answer
A compact, crouching heron known to bait fish with insects.
- Scientific name
- Butorides virescens
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Butorides
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Pond edges, willow-lined creeks
Recording Green Heron in your journal
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