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Green Heron Butorides virescens

A relatively small bird of the family of herons breeding around Montreal and the shyest one, less frequently to be spotted. Feeds on fishes and frogs at lakes, ponds and rivers. The population around Montreal migrates to Mexico in winter.

How to Identify

A distinguishable characteristic is the greenish-black cap and greenish back. Neck and side are red-brown.

Where and When to Spot

I have been looking for this species for a long time and finally spotted one at a pond at the North tip of Island of Montreal.

	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Parc des Rapides	-	x	x	-

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.

Videos of Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

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Last updated on 2023-12-15. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.