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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.
Medium Egret
Egretta intermedia brachyrhyncha (A.E.Brehm, 1854)
This is a size and physical description of the subspecies Egretta intermedia brachyrhyncha, the intermediate egret.
Medium Egret
Egretta intermedia plumifera (Gould, 1848)
Egretta intermedia plumifera is a medium-sized white egret intermediate in size between larger and smaller white egret species, with described physical and breeding traits.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nycticorax nycticorax, the black-crowned night heron, is a stocky wetland heron found across much of the world.
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789)
The nankeen night heron is a medium-sized mainly nocturnal heron with six subspecies, distributed across Oceania and parts of Asia.
Chinese Pond-Heron
Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte, 1855)
Ardeola bacchus, the Chinese pond heron, is an East Asian lowland heron that is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Javan Pond-Heron
Ardeola speciosa (Horsfield, 1821)
The Javan pond heron is a migratory wading heron found in Southeast Asian wetlands, currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Madagascar Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae (Hartlaub, 1860)
Ardeola idae, the Malagasy pond heron, is a small heron with plumage varying by life stage and breeding status, breeding in western Indian Ocean islands and migrating to eastern Africa.
Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832)
Ardeola grayii, the Indian pond heron, is a common stocky heron native to South Asia with described physical traits, behavior, and diet.
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769)
Ardeola ralloides, the squacco heron, is a small Old World heron that breeds in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris (Sundevall, 1850)
Ardeola rufiventris is a small dark heron found across much of sub-Saharan Africa that feeds on aquatic prey.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nyctanassa violacea, the yellow-crowned night heron, is an American night heron tied to crustacean food sources.
Green Heron
Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Butorides virescens, the green heron, is a small heron and one of the few bird species known to use tools for bait-fishing.
Striated Heron
Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Butorides striata, the striated heron, is a small South American heron that hunts aquatic prey, sometimes using bait.
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)
Gorsachius melanolophus, the Malayan night heron, is a stocky heron found across much of South, East and Southeast Asia.
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)
The whistling heron Syrigma sibilatrix is a distinctive Neotropical heron named for its characteristic melodious whistled call.
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Pilherodius pileatus, the capped heron, is a distinct Neotropical rainforest heron that hunts small prey alone.
White-backed Night Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus (Wagler, 1827)
Gorsachius leuconotus, the white-backed night heron, is a medium-sized nocturnal heron found in central and southern Africa.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783)
Rufescent tiger heron is a medium-sized heron found in wetlands across Central and much of South America.
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834
Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834 is a bird with distinct plumage differences between adults and juveniles, and specific flight and call traits.
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825)
Tigrisoma fasciatum, the fasciated tiger heron, is the smallest tiger heron found from Costa Rica to northern Argentina hunting fish and insects along fast streams.
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