Date: 9/18/25 8:49 am From: Ira Sanders <zroadrunner14...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Great white heron
Many years ago, like maybe 40 - 50, the Great Blue and Great White were
lumped. Prior to that, they were separate. I lost a lifer on that one.
Ira Sanders
On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM Owen Robertson <owen.k.robertson...>
wrote:
> There was an AOS proposal to split the taxon a few years ago, but it did
> not pass. Just mentioning to demonstrate that some in the scientific
> community do believe it’s a species, but we’ll see if that goes anywhere in
> the future!
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM David Suddjian <dsuddjian...>
> wrote:
>
>> It is a subspecies of the Great Blue. *Ardea herodias occidentalis.*
>>
>> David Suddjian
>> Littleton, CO
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM David Hyde <davidhyde1951...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm wondering if the Great White Heron (the Florida heron) is a seperate
>>> species or a morph of the Great Blue Heron? It looks like a Great egret but
>>> has yellow legs, any info appreciated
>>>
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