Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Spanish: Garcita verde
The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".
TaxonomyAves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
Local records128 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records125,498 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings
- 2026-05-17 — observation by adrian_mora
- 2026-05-04 — observation by dennisaur-fern
- 2026-04-11 — observation by mocshire
- 2026-04-11 — observation by soulbiol
- 2026-03-29 — observation by adrian_mora
- 2026-03-09 — observation by motmot11
Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia
Cite as: “Green Heron (Butorides virescens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/butorides-virescens/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.