syn. = Blongios vert, Héron à dos vert, Héron des mangroves, Héron vert, Crabier ou Poule sultane (créole réunionnais), Green-backed Heron,Ardeola striata, Butorides striatus, Anthony's Green Heron, Eastern Green Heron, Fly-up-the-creek, Frazar's Green Heron, Green Heron, Little Green Heron, Little Heron, Little Mangrove Heron, Mangrove Heron, Mangrove Bittern, Red Mangrove Bittern, Red Mangrove Heron, Poke, Shite-poke, Shitpoke, Thick-billed Heron
Butor = butor, -ides = qui ressemble,
striata = strié