Butorides
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Translingual[edit]
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