Butorides virescens
Green Heron
As recorded: Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
- Collected by
- E L Moseley
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Sandusky
- Island
- Erie Co.
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Butorides virescens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103,595 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Indiantown, FL, US
(c) kadenq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Lake Murray, San Diego, CA, USA
(c) Cade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Big Cypress, FL, USA
(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Big Cypress, FL, USA
(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Savannah Hwy, Ravenel, SC, US
(c) maturin43, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Collier County, FL, USA
(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Butorides virescens. BPBM 153554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35658979. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153554.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35658979 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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