Butorides virescens
Green Heron
Butorides virescens: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
- Class: Aves (birds)
- Order: Ciconiiformes (herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills)
- Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
- Genus: Butorides (green-backed herons)
- Species: Butorides virescens (Butorides striatus)
- Common Names: Green Heron
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Butorides virescens
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
Wakulla Springs, FL
May 26, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp
Butorides virescens
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
Wakulla Springs, FL
April 1, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Butorides virescens
Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park
Homestead, FL
May 8, 2002
Photo contributed by Pat Lamond
Butorides virescens
Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park
Homestead, FL
May 8, 2002
Photo contributed by Pat Lamond
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