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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

This bird has a velvet-green back, rich chestnut body, and a dark cap often raised into a short crest.

Habitat:

I saw this bird next to Moonstone Beach.

Notes:

Thanks Jellis and DanielePralong for the ID!

Reference Links:

Green Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

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Jellis
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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

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DanielePralong
2

Comments (2)
Christine Y.
Thanks for the info Jellis...This was the first one that I've ever seen.
Jellis
Someone spotted one in the bay area here which though endangered are also common. But they listed it on ebird as a rare Little blue heron. They didn't notice the dark cap on the head which the Little blue heron doesn't have.

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