© Brian Sullivan
Green Heron Butorides virescens
William E. Davis Jr. and James A. Kushlan
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1994
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1994
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Зеленогърба чапла |
| Chinese (SIM) | 美洲绿鹭 |
| Croatian | zeleni gak |
| Czech | volavka zelenavá |
| Danish | Krabbehejre |
| Dutch | Groene Reiger |
| English | Green Heron |
| English (United States) | Green Heron |
| Finnish | amerikankyyryhaikara |
| French | Héron vert |
| French (French Guiana) | Héron vert |
| German | Grünreiher |
| Greek | Πρασινοτσικνιάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Krabye vèt |
| Hebrew | אנפית ירוקה |
| Hungarian | Zöld gém |
| Icelandic | Grænhegri |
| Italian | Airone verde |
| Japanese | アメリカササゴイ |
| Lithuanian | Žalsvasis naktikovis |
| Norwegian | grønnrygghegre |
| Polish | czapla zielona |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Socó-mirim |
| Romanian | Stârc verzui |
| Russian | Зеленоспинная цапля |
| Serbian | Američka zelena čaplja |
| Slovak | čaplička zelenkavá |
| Slovenian | Ameriška zelena čaplja |
| Spanish | Garcilla Verde |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Garcilla Verde |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Aguaitacaimán |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Crá-Crá |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garcilla Verde |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garza Verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garcita Verde |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza Verde |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Martinete |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garcilla verde |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chicuaco Cuello Rojo |
| Swedish | grönryggig häger |
| Turkish | Yeşil Balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | Чапля зелена |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Green Heron in North and Middle America.
This species winters in small numbers north to Vancouver Island on the Pacific Coast. Closely related forms/species also breed in South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. See text for details.