Birds of Colombia - Butorides


Striated Heron (Butorides striata) Botanical Gardens, Quito, Ecuador


Striated Heron (Butorides striata striata) Immature Rio Branco, Brazil The immature Striated Heron looks virtually identical to the immature [Green Heron]. There is some range overlap in northern South America and Panama.

Found worldwide, except North America. Very similar (immatures almost identical) to the [Green Heron] of North America, with some range overlap.


Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens) Panama City, Panama The immature Green Heron looks virtually identical to the immature [Striated Heron]. There is some range overlap in northern South America and Panama.


Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Everglades National Park, Florida, USA Note red compared to otherwise similar [Striated Heron].

Eating a frog.

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