Butorides
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Butorides_virescens2.jpg/220px-Butorides_virescens2.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek βουτόρος (boutóros), alternative spelling of βουπόρος (boupóros, “ox-piercing, as a spit”) + -ides
Proper noun
[edit]Butorides f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the green heron and very similar species.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Butorides virescens (green heron), Butorides striata (striated heron), Butorides sundevalli (lava heron) - species
References
[edit]Butorides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Butorides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Butorides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN