Green Heron
Butorides virescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusButorides (Green-backed Herons)
- SpeciesButorides virescens (Green Heron)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Heron in Channel Islands National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Green Heron sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 837 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Heron in Channel Islands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Green Heron in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.