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Hi-Key Heron Green heron near N. Texas pond. Butorides virescens,Green heron Click/tap to enlarge

Hi-Key Heron

Green heron near N. Texas pond.

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The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the striated heron, and together they were called "green-backed heron". Birds of the nominate subspecies are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe; individuals from the Pacific coast of North America may similarly stray as far as Hawaii.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Slowbutsteady
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2023.