Ardeidae
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827)
Egretta ardesiaca, the black heron, is a medium black-plumaged wading bird found mostly across Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Western Reef Heron
Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792)
Egretta gularis, the western reef heron, is a dimorphic coastal egret found across African and South Asian coastlines.
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
Egretta novaehollandiae, the white-faced heron, is a medium-sized Australasian heron that lives in a wide range of wet and open habitats.
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a profile of the little blue heron (Egretta caerulea), covering its appearance, range, habitat, behavior, and reproduction.
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)
Egretta tricolor, the tricolored heron, is a medium-large coastal heron ranging across the Americas with a currently declining but still common population.
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula (Molina, 1782)
Egretta thula, the snowy egret, is a white wetland bird native to the Americas, with vagrants recorded in Europe and South Africa.
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Egretta garzetta, the little egret, is a small white heron with distinct breeding plumage found across much of the Old World and now the New World.
Slaty Egret
Egretta vinaceigula (Sharpe, 1895)
The slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula) is a small heron species native to the wetlands of south-central Africa.
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
Egretta sacra, the Pacific reef heron, is a dimorphic medium-sized heron distributed across southern Asia and Oceania that hunts marine prey.
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789)
Egretta rufescens is a medium-sized heron with two color morphs, defined here by its physical measurements and appearance.
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)
Egretta eulophotes, the vulnerable Chinese egret, is a white heron with changing breeding plumage and specific East Asian distribution.
Pied Heron
Egretta picata (Gould, 1845)
Egretta picata is a small heron that inhabits wetlands and wet grasslands, with distinct dark plumage and a white throat and neck.
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766
Ardea purpurea, the purple heron, is a large slender heron that breeds across Eurasia and Africa, inhabiting dense wetland vegetation.
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766
Ardea cocoi, the cocoi heron, is the largest South American heron, widespread across most of the continent in wetland habitats.
Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana Raffles, 1822
Ardea sumatrana, the great-billed heron, is a large coastal bird found across Southern Asia and Australasia that hunts fish in shallow water.
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
Ardea cinerea, the grey heron, is a large widespread wading bird with distinct plumage and varied vocalizations.
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
The great blue heron is the largest North American native heron, with a distinct white morph found in South Florida.
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica Latham, 1802
Ardea pacifica, the white-necked heron, is a large Australian waterbird found mostly across most of the continent.
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1829
Ardea goliath (goliath heron) is the world's largest living heron, an aquatic bird found in African wetlands.
Humblot's Heron
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & A.Grandidier, 1885
Ardea humbloti, or Humblot's heron, is a large crested dark gray heron native mainly to Madagascar.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826
Ardea melanocephala, the black-headed heron, is a large wading heron common across most of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Great Egret
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
Ardea alba, the great egret, is a widespread large all-white heron with documented breeding expansion in the Nordic countries.
Western Cattle-Egret
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bubulcus ibis, the cattle egret, is a stocky heron that has undergone one of the most rapid wide natural range expansions of any bird.
Medium Egret
Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829)
Egretta intermedia, the medium egret, is a mid-sized white egret with defined size, plumage, and breeding trait variations.
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