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Green Heron Butorides virescens Scientific name definitions

William E. Davis Jr. and James A. Kushlan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1994

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Distribution of the Green Heron

Recommended Citation

Davis Jr., W. E. and J. A. Kushlan (2020). Green Heron (Butorides virescens), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grnher.01
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