| Green Heron Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Sexes similar - Small, short-legged and short-necked heron - Yellow legs - Tucks neck in close to body in flight and often at rest, rarely extending it - Black cap - Blue-gray back and wings Adult - Chestnut neck - White chin - White stripe down center of neck Immature - Reddish-brown and white streaks on head and neck - Extensive white spots on wing coverts Similar species No similar species. Least Bittern is much smaller with buff head and neck and buff patches on wing coverts. |
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