striated heron, mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron (Butorides striata)

Butorides striata is a species in the Butorides genus. It is commonly known as striated heron, mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Ardeidae subfamily Ardeinae, . . This species is found in most of South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, South and Southeast Asia, and northern & eastern Australia; ranges north to eastern Siberia during the breeding season.