Names
| Dutch name | Groene reiger |
| English name | Green Heron |
| Alternative English name | Little Gaulin (Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Alternative English name | Green-backed Heron |
| Alternative English name | Striated Heron |
| Alternative English name | Gaulin (Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Alternative English name | Pond bird (Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Alternative English name | Green Striated Heron |
| Alternative English name | West Indian Green Heron |
| Papiamento name | Galiña di Awa (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao) |
| Papiamento name | Caw-caw (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao) |
| Valid name | Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Butorides virescens subsp. curacensis Oberholster |
| Synonym | Butorides striatus subsp. virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Butorides virescens subsp. maculata (Boddaert, 1783) |
| Synonym | Butorides virescens subsp. maculatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Pelecaniformes [order]
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Ardeidae [family]
Herons, Bitterns
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Butorides Blyth, 1852 [genus]
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Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Green Heron
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Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Green Heron
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Butorides Blyth, 1852 [genus]
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Ardeidae [family]
Herons, Bitterns
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Pelecaniformes [order]
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates