Striated heron
Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
The striated heron (Butorides striata) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 198 g to 226 g and live up to 7.91 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the striated heron
- Weight
- 198 g – 226 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 56 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 7.91 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7.92 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the striated heron?
Where does the striated heron live?
Not recorded
What is the striated heron?
The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioural traits. The breeding habitat is in South America and the Caribbean. The striated heron was formerly considered to be conspecific with the little heron that is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia.
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Is the striated heron endangered?
The striated heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the striated heron classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPelecaniformes
- familyArdeidae
- genusButorides
- SpeciesButorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Ardea cyanura, Ardea striata, Ardeola striata, Ardeola striata striata, Butorides robinsoni, Butorides striata striata, Butorides striatus, Butorides striatus patens, Butorides virescens curacensis
Other names and names in other languages (90)
- American striated heronEnglish
- Green heronEnglish
- Green-backed heronEnglish
- Mangrove heronEnglish
- South American striated heronEnglish
- STHEEnglish
- Striated heron (South American)English
- GroenrugreierAfrikaans
- بلشون محززArabic
- بلشون مخططArabic
- بلشون أخضر الظهرArabic
- Ивичеста чаплаBulgarian
- Kerc'heiz rizennekBreton
- martinet verdCatalan
- Martinet estriatCatalan
- volavka proměnliváCzech
- Crëyr cefnwyrddWelsh
- MangrovehejreDanish
- Mangrove-hejreDanish
- mangrovereiherGerman
- MangrovenreiherGerman
- ΓραμμοτσικνιάςGreek
- StriardeoEsperanto
- stria ardeoEsperanto
- Garcita rayadaSpanish
- Garcilla azuladaSpanish
- Garcilla CuelligrísSpanish
- Garcita azuladaSpanish
- Garcita verdosaSpanish
- väikehaigur e. rohe-väikehaigurEstonian
- Koartzatxo marradunBasque
- حواصیل حراPersian
- حواصیل سبزPersian
- kyyryhaikaraFinnish
- Héron striéFrench
- Kayali striéFrench
- Corr dhroimghlasIrish
- Socociño estriadoGalician
- Hoko'iGuarani
- אנפה ירוקת-גבHebrew
- אנפית מנגרוביםHebrew
- אנפת מנגרוביםHebrew
- zelenoleđi gakCroatian
- mangrovegémHungarian
- Kokokan lautIndonesian
- KrabbahegriIcelandic
- Airone striatoItalian
- ササゴイJapanese
- მწვანე ყანჩაGeorgian
- 검은댕기해오라기Korean
- Žaliasis naktikovasLithuanian
- žaliasis naktikovisLithuanian
- svītrainais gārnisLatvian
- VoropantsikaMalagasy
- ചിന്നക്കൊക്ക്Malayalam
- हिरवी ढोकरीMarathi
- Burung Puchong KeladiMalay
- छोटाखुट्टे बकुल्लाNepali
- mangrovereigerDutch
- Amerikaanse MangrovereigerDutch
- krabbehegreNorwegian
- Galiña di AwaPapiamento
- Galiña di Awa StrepiáPapiamento
- czapla zielonawaPolish
- ہری کمر آلا ہیرونWestern Panjabi
- socozinhoPortuguese
- Garça-de-cabeça-negraPortuguese
- garçote-de-dorso-verdePortuguese
- Socozinho-dos-mangaisPortuguese
- Зелёная цапляRussian
- Зелёная квакваRussian
- RuonáháigirNorthern Sami
- čaplička mangrovováSlovak
- progasta zelena čapljaSlovenian
- Zelena čapljaSerbian
- Зелена чапљаSerbian
- strimhägerSwedish
- mangrovehägerSwedish
- தோசிக்கொக்குTamil
- சிறிய பச்சைக் கொக்குTamil
- 'AoTahitian
- นกยางเขียวThai
- Motuku siʻiTongan
- Yeşil Sırtlı BalıkçılTurkish
- чапля мангроваUkrainian
- Cò xanhVietnamese
- 绿鹭Chinese
- 南美绿鹭Chinese
- 綠蓑鷺〔綠鷺〕Chinese
- 綠鷺Chinese
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Relatives of the striated heron
Other species in the same genus Butorides.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striated heron?
An adult striated heron weighs 198 g – 226 g and has a wingspan of 56 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the striated heron endangered?
The striated heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the striated heron live?
The striated heron has a recorded lifespan of 7.91 years.
What kind of animal is the striated heron?
The striated heron (Butorides striata) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
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