Green Heron
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'''Common Name:''' Green Heron<br> | '''Common Name:''' Green Heron<br> | ||
'''Scientific Name:''' Butorides virescens | '''Scientific Name:''' Butorides virescens | ||
'''Habitat:''' North and Northern South America; Winters mostly in coastal areas, especially mangrove swamps. Breeds in swampy thickets. Forages in swamps, along creeks and streams, in marshes, ponds, lake edges, and pastures. | '''Habitat:''' North and Northern South America; Winters mostly in coastal areas, especially mangrove swamps. Breeds in swampy thickets. Forages in swamps, along creeks and streams, in marshes, ponds, lake edges, and pastures. | ||
- | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global Population: unknown. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' unknown. |
'''Diet:''' Insects, frogs, and small fish. They typically stand still on shore or in shallow water or perch upon branches and await prey. The Green Heron is one of the few tool-using birds. It commonly drops bait onto the surface of the water and grabs the small fish that are attracted. It uses a variety of baits and lures, including crusts of bread, insects, earthworms, twigs, or feathers. | '''Diet:''' Insects, frogs, and small fish. They typically stand still on shore or in shallow water or perch upon branches and await prey. The Green Heron is one of the few tool-using birds. It commonly drops bait onto the surface of the water and grabs the small fish that are attracted. It uses a variety of baits and lures, including crusts of bread, insects, earthworms, twigs, or feathers. | ||
- | '''Found in Shorebirds Volume II''' | + | |
+ | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-shorebirds-herons.html Songbird ReMix Shorebirds Volume II: Herons and Bitterns]''' |