WoRMS taxon details
Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
212661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212661)
accepted
Species
Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 40-41 cm. Plumage: general colour blackish green; grey below; throat white; buff to chestnut line down foreneck;...
Description Length: 40-41 cm. Plumage: general colour blackish green; grey below; throat white; buff to chestnut line down foreneck; erectile feathers on crown. Immature dark brown spotted white above, buff and dark brown streaking below. Bare parts: iris yellow, deep orange when breeding; lores green to blue, yellow when breeding; bill black above, yellow green below with black tip, entirely black when breeding; feet and legs grey brown in front, yellow behind, yellow to reddish orange when breeding. Habitat: mangrove swamps and creeks, inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212661 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
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(of Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 40-41 cm. Plumage: general colour blackish green; grey below; throat white; buff to chestnut line down foreneck; erectile feathers on crown. Immature dark brown spotted white above, buff and dark brown streaking below. Bare parts: iris yellow, deep orange when breeding; lores green to blue, yellow when breeding; bill black above, yellow green below with black tip, entirely black when breeding; feet and legs grey brown in front, yellow behind, yellow to reddish orange when breeding. Habitat: mangrove swamps and creeks, inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | mangrovereiger | [details] |
| English | striated herongreen-backed herongreen heron | [details] |
| French | héron strié | [details] |
| German | mangrovereiher | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Butorides striata)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Butorides striata)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
