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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 DragonC
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2011. Captured Apr 16, 2008 07:23.
  • Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 400mm