Butorides virescens

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:behavior solitary or in small groups
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to summer
gptkbp:calls_for croaking sound
gptkbp:color gptkb:yellow
yellow-green
brown and streaked
dark greenish-gray
dark greenish-gray with chestnut
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Green_Heron
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of wetlands
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:egg_color blue-green
gptkbp:eye_color gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ardeidae
gptkbp:first_described_by by Vieillot in 1817
gptkbp:fishing_regulations snatching fish
gptkbp:fledging_period 6-7 weeks
gptkbp:foraging_behavior diurnal
stealthy
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Butorides
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
near water bodies
marshes and swamps
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Butorides virescens
gptkbp:hunting_technique sit-and-wait
gptkbp:incubation_period 20-25 days
gptkbp:length 60-70 cm
gptkbp:local_names Green Heron, Butorides
gptkbp:migration partial migrant
gptkbp:nesting trees or shrubs
twigs and grasses
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pelecaniformes
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
gptkbp:predators larger birds and mammals
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Ardea_herodias
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_interest behavioral ecology
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Butorides_virescens_anthonyi
gptkb:Butorides_virescens_exilis
gptkb:Butorides_virescens_virescens
gptkbp:territorial_behavior defends nesting area
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:water_quality shallow water
gptkbp:weight 300-500 g
gptkbp:wingspan 80-90 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nycticorax_nycticorax
gptkb:Green_Heron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5