I think the name Green-backed Heron came from when the Green Heron was combined with the Striated Heron of the Old World and South America. Then they were split again.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On Aug 18, 2025, at 19:01, via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> The remake of Peterson's guide showed green Heron, because it was green Heron before it was green baked heron. I grew up with green Heron, so it's nice for it to have gone back.

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> Greg Pasquariello