Striated heron (Cò xanh, Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron in the heron family Ardeidae.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Butorides is a genus of small herons in the family Ardeidae. Butorides is from Middle English Butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling".
"Striata" is a Latin word striatus meaning "striped," "grooved," or "lined". It originates from the Latin word \(stria\), which means "furrow" or "channel". The term is frequently used in scientific names, particularly in biology and botany, to describe the appearance of something with lines or stripes.