Green-backed Herons
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| Scientific name | Butorides |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Rank | Genus |
| Mass | Green heron |
| Striated heron | |
| Lava heron | |
| Length | Green heron |
| Lava heron | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2296573 |
About Green-backed Herons
Butorides is a genus of small herons. It contains three similar species, the green heron or green-backed heron, Butorides virescens, the lava heron, and the striated heron, Butorides striatus. A fossil species, Butorides validipes, is known from the Early Pleistocene of Florida in the United States.
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