Translingual

Butorides virescens

Proper noun

Butorides f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the green heron and very similar species.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Butorides virescens (green heron), Butorides striata (striated heron), Butorides sundevalli (lava heron) - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276