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Green Heron

Butorides virescens
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garcita Verde
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Ardea virescens.

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Number of Photography: 39

Foto
Photography ID: 655779
  Immature
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
09/21/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655778
  Immature
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
09/21/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654300
  Adult
Camino sin nombrar
Bolívar
Colombia
09/13/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654295
 Puente Canon
Bolívar
Colombia
09/13/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 641731
  Adult
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
04/08/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 603228
  Adult
Pembroke Pines
Florida
United States
08/24/2024
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 593486
 Cayo Santa María
Villa Clara
Cuba
04/20/2019
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 593485
 Cayo Santa María
Villa Clara
Cuba
04/20/2019
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 537646
  Adult
Bayahibe
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
05/28/2023
Pablo Alberto Re



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Number of Records: 74



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244247721/09/202506:37ColombiaBolívarBlas De Lezo, Cartagena de Indias1Lucio La Grotteria
236423421/09/202506:37ColombiaBolívarBlas De Lezo, Cartagena de Indias1Jorge La Grotteria
244189513/09/202508:10ColombiaBolívarPuente Canon1Lucio La Grotteria
244189413/09/202506:39ColombiaBolívarCarrera 61Lucio La Grotteria
244188613/09/202508:05ColombiaBolívarPuente Canon1Lucio La Grotteria
244188513/09/202507:43ColombiaBolívarCamino sin nombrar1Lucio La Grotteria
244188413/09/202508:18ColombiaBolívarCamino sin nombrar1Lucio La Grotteria
244188313/09/202507:11ColombiaBolívarCamino sin nombrar1Lucio La Grotteria
235873913/09/202508:10ColombiaBolívarPuente Canon1Jorge La Grotteria
235873813/09/202506:39ColombiaBolívarCarrera 61Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.