Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootbloureier |
| Bulgarian | Голяма синя чапла |
| Catalan | bernat americà |
| Croatian | američka čaplja |
| Czech | volavka velká |
| Danish | Stor Blåhejre |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger |
| English | Great Blue Heron |
| English (United States) | Great Blue Heron |
| Finnish | amerikanharmaahaikara |
| French | Grand Héron |
| French (France) | Grand Héron |
| German | Kanadareiher |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Σταχτοτσικνιάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Gwo Krabye ble |
| Hebrew | אנפה אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Királygém |
| Icelandic | Bláhegri |
| Japanese | オオアオサギ |
| Lithuanian | Didysis pilkasis garnys |
| Norwegian | herodiashegre |
| Polish | czapla modra |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | garça-azul-grande |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garça-real-americana |
| Romanian | Stârc cu umeri negri |
| Russian | Большая голубая цапля |
| Serbian | Velika plava čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka statná |
| Slovenian | Ameriška siva čaplja |
| Spanish | Garza Azulada |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Garzón Azulado |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Garcilote azul |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Garzón Cenizo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garzón Azul |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garzón Azul |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garza Morena |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza Azul Mayor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Garzón Cenizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garza azulada |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garzón Cenizo |
| Swedish | amerikansk gråhäger |
| Turkish | Amerika Gri Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Чапля північна |
Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
Definitions
- ARDEA
- herodias
- Herodias
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Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Authors
Ross G. Vennesland and Robert W. Butler
Recommended Citation
Vennesland, R. G. and R. W. Butler (2020). Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grbher3.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- April 28, 2011
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Authors
Ross G. Vennesland and Robert W. Butler
Revisors
Ross G. Vennesland and Robert W. Butler
Recommended Citation
Vennesland, R. G. and R. W. Butler (2011). Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.25
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1992
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Recommended Citation
Butler, R. W. 1992. Great Blue Heron. In The Birds of North America, No. 25 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.25.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 1, 2014
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Authors
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
