Green-backed Heron

Green-backed Heron

"Green-backed Heron" is a collective term for certain herons. These were formerly believed to make up a single species "Butorides striatus", but are now treated as three allopatric species:

* Striated Heron, "Butorides striata" – Widespread throughout the Old World tropics and in South America. Note that the grammatical gender of the specific name has been corrected.
* Lava Heron, "Butorides sundevalli" – Endemic to the Galápagos Islands off Ecuador
* Green Heron, "Butorides virescens" – Widespread from temperate North America south to Panama


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  • green-backed heron — žalieji naktikoviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Butorides angl. green backed heron vok. Mangrovereiher, m rus. зелёная кваква, f pranc. héron vert, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dieniniai garniai siauresnis terminas… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • green-backed heron — žaliasis naktikovis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Butorides striatus angl. green backed heron vok. Mangrovereiher, m rus. зелёная кваква, f pranc. héron vert, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – žalieji naktikoviai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • green-backed heron — /green bakt / a small, American heron, Butorides striatus, having glossy green wings. Also called green heron, little green heron. * * * …   Universalium

  • green-backed heron — /green bakt / a small, American heron, Butorides striatus, having glossy green wings. Also called green heron, little green heron …   Useful english dictionary

  • green-backed heron — noun see green heron …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Green Heron — Taxobox name = Green Heron image width = 240px image caption = In February, migrant B. v. virescens and resident birds sometimes separated as B. v. maculata occur at Tarpon Springs, Florida. status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia… …   Wikipedia

  • green heron — noun Date: 1785 a small yellow legged American heron (Butorides virescens syn. B. striatus) with a greenish back and chestnut neck and chest called also green backed heron …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • green heron. — See green backed heron. [1775 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • green heron. — See green backed heron. [1775 85] …   Useful english dictionary

  • héron vert — žalieji naktikoviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Butorides angl. green backed heron vok. Mangrovereiher, m rus. зелёная кваква, f pranc. héron vert, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dieniniai garniai siauresnis terminas… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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