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Green Heron |
| Butorides virescens |
| Taxonomy |
The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) was registered by Linnaeus in 1758. |
The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body with two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
Superorder |
Neognathae |
Birds of Flight |
Order |
Ciconiiformes |
Storks and relatives |
Family |
Ardeidae |
Herons |
Tribe |
Ardeini |
Day Herons |
Genus |
Butorides |
Herons |
Species |
Butorides virescens |
Green Heron |
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The Subspecies of the Green Heron (Butorides virescens) |
Subspecie
Registered by and year |
Distribution |
Butorides virescens anthonyi
Mearns, 1895 |
SW USA, NW Mexico |
Butorides virescens frazari
Brewster, 1888 |
Southern Baja California |
Butorides virescens virescens
Linnaeus, 1758 |
East and Central USA to Panama. Caribbean Islands. |
Butorides virescens bahamensis
Brewster, 1888 |
Bahamas |
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