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    The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek...
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    Butorides is a genus of small herons. It contains three similar species: the green heron or green-backed heron, Butorides virescens, the lava heron (Butorides...
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    separated as Butorides virescens, as well as the lava heron of the Galápagos Islands (now Butorides sundevalli, but often included in Butorides striata, e...
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    Green-backed heron (category Butorides)
    from striatus) Lava heron, Butorides sundevalli – Endemic to the Galápagos Islands off Ecuador Green heron, Butorides virescens – Widespread from temperate...
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    the use of shitepoke for the small green heron of North America (Butorides virescens) as originating in the United States, citing a published example...
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  • yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea, and eastern green heron, Butorides virescens. It was first described from Louisiana. Little, M. D. (1966). "Seven...
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    occidentalis common tern Sterna hirundo great egret Ardea alba green heron Butorides virescens yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea killdeer Charadrius...
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    Chinese pond-heron, Ardeola bacchus (A) Green heron, Butorides virescens (A) Striated heron, Butorides striata (A) Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax...
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    drops were successful. The green heron (Butorides virescens) and its sister species the striated heron (Butorides striata) have been recorded using food...
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    Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides (A) Green heron, Butorides virescens (A) Striated heron, Butorides striata (A) Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax...
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