Little Heron / Butorides atricapilla NE
- Synonyms Striated Heron (Old World), Striated Heron, Striated Heron [Old World]
- Old latin name for bird Ardea atricapilla
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Where to see Little Heron
- Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- France
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guam
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Little Heron subspecies (20)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butorides atricapilla actophila | e China to n Myanmar and n Vietnam | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla albolimbata | Chagos Arch. and Maldives | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla amurensis | se Siberia, ne China and Japan | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla atricapilla | Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla brevipes | Somalia and the Red Sea coasts | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla crawfordi | Aldabra and Amirante groups (s, c Seychelles) | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla degens | ne Seychelles | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla flyensis | sc, se New Guinea | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla idenburgi | n New Guinea | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla javanica | Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to Thailand, Philippines, the Greater Sundas and Sulawesi | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla macrorhyncha | e, ne Australia and New Caledonia | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla moluccarum | Moluccas | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla papuensis | nw New Guinea | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla patruelis | Tahiti Is. (Society Is.) | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla rhizophorae | Comoros | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla rutenbergi | Madagascar and Réunion I. | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla solomonensis | Lavongai (=New Hanover) to Solomon Is. (except Rennell), and Vanuatu to Fiji (sw Polynesia) | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla spodiogaster | Andaman and Nicobar Is. and islands off w Sumatra | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla stagnatilis | coastal nw, nc Australia | - | No |
| Butorides atricapilla steini | Lesser Sundas | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Groenrugreier (Ouwêreldse) |
| Arabic | بلشون مخطط (العالم القديم) (مجموعة) |
| Bulgarian | Ивичеста чапла [Група atricapilla] |
| Chinese | 绿鹭, 绿鹭（旧大陆） |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 綠簑鷺(舊世界), 綠簑鷺(atricapilla群) |
| Czech | volavka proměnlivá [skupina atricapilla] |
| Danish | Mangrovehejre, den gamle verden [atricapilla Gruppe] |
| Dutch | Mangrovereiger (atricapilla groep |
| Finnish | kyyryhaikara [alalaji atricapilla] |
| French | Héron strié (Paléarctique), Héron strié [atricapilla], Héron des mangroves |
| German | Mangrovereiher [atricapilla-Gruppe] |
| Greek | Γραμμοτσικνιάς [atricapilla], Γραμμοτσικνιάς [atricapilla ομάδα] |
| Hebrew | אנפית מנגרובים (עולם ישן) |
| Hungarian | Mangrovegém [atricapilla csoport] |
| Icelandic | Krabbahegri [atricapilla hópur] |
| Italian | Airone striato [gruppo atricapilla] |
| Japanese | ササゴイ (atricapilla グループ), ササゴイ（atricapilla グループ） |
| Korean | 검은댕기해오라기 (atricapilla group) |
| Lithuanian | Žaliasis naktikovis [atricapilla grupė] |
| Norwegian | krabbehegre (atricapilla gr.) |
| Persian | حواصیل سبز [atricapilla Group] |
| Polish | czapla zielonawa [gr. atricapilla] |
| Portuguese | garça-de-cabeça-negra |
| Russian | Зелёная цапля [группа atricapilla] |
| Serbian | Zelena čaplja [atricapilla grupa] |
| Slovak | čaplička čiernohlavá, čaplička čiernohlavá (skup.) |
| Slovenian | Progasta zelena čaplja [atricapilla] |
| Spanish | Garcilla Azulada (grupo atricapilla), Garcita Azulada (grupo atricapilla) |
| Swedish | galápagoshäger [atricapilla Group], galápagoshäger [gruppen atricapilla], mangrovehäger |
| Thai | นกยางเขียว (atricapilla), นกยางเขียว (โลกเก่า) |
| Turkish | Galapagos Yeşil Balıkçılı [atricapilla Grubu], Yeşil sırtlı balıkçıl [atricapilla grubu] |