Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (47)
- Monotypic
James A. Rodgers Jr. and Henry T. Smith
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 27, 2012
Text last updated July 27, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinbloureier |
| Bulgarian | Малка синя чапла |
| Catalan | martinet blavós |
| Croatian | mala plava čaplja |
| Czech | volavka modrošedá |
| Danish | Blåhejre |
| Dutch | Kleine Blauwe Reiger |
| English | Little Blue Heron |
| English (United States) | Little Blue Heron |
| Finnish | sinihaikara |
| French | Aigrette bleue |
| French (France) | Aigrette bleue |
| German | Blaureiher |
| Greek | Γαλαζοτσικνιάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Krabye ble |
| Hungarian | Kék gém |
| Icelandic | Mýrahegri |
| Japanese | ヒメアカクロサギ |
| Lithuanian | Mažasis žydrasis garnys |
| Norwegian | blåhegre |
| Polish | czapla śniada |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | garça-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garça-morena |
| Romanian | Egretă mică albăstruie |
| Russian | Малая голубая цапля |
| Serbian | Mala plava čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka modrosivá |
| Slovenian | Modra čaplja |
| Spanish | Garceta Azul |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Garza Azul |
| Spanish (Chile) | Garza azul |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Garceta Azul |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Garza azul |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Garza Azul |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garceta Azul |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garzita Morena |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garza Azul |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza Azul Chica |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Garza azul |
| Spanish (Peru) | Garcita Azul |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Garza Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garceta azul |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Garza Azul |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garcita Azul |
| Swedish | blåhäger |
| Turkish | Mavi Balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | Чепура блакитна |
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Ardea caerulea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.143.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EGRETTA
- egretta
- caerulea
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Little Blue Heron
