Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias - Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger
North- and Central-America, Galápagos Island

The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Ardea herodias herodias - South-Canada to South-Baja California and Central-America;
Ardea herodias fannini - Southeast-Alaska to coastal Washington;
Ardea herodias wardi - Southwest-Canada to Gulf Coast and Florida;
Ardea herodias occidentalis - South-Florida through West-Indies to islands off North-Venezuela;
Ardea herodias cognata - Galápagos Islands.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.