Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Least Concern

The Green Heron is a wetland bird of the Americas. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Ardeidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Green Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Americas

Population

≈ Unknown

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