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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

The green heron is relatively small; adult body length is about 44 cm. Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey underparts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point.

Habitat:

Caño Negro, Costa Rica.

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Comments (4)
staccyh
Great series, did it catch anything?
The MnMs
No, I was there only one day and I only saw one :-)

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PublishedJune 2, 2014

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