Green Heron

Butorides virescens
Family
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Order
Pelecaniformes
Codes
grnher, GRHE, NAGH, GBHE
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
SpeciesButorides virescens
Codesgrnher, GRHE, NAGH, GBHE
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a member of the Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns family within the order Pelecaniformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grnher when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.