Ardeidae

Taxon order Ciconiiformes
Taxon family Ardeidae
Common group Herons & egrets

List of taxonomic families


Species


Scientific Name Common Name Recordings Photos
Agamia agami Agami Heron 0 0
American Egret Casmerodius egretta 0 0
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 5 0
Ardea cocoi Cocoi Heron 1 0
Ardea goliath Goliath Heron 0 0
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron 6 0
Ardea humbloti Madagascar Heron 0 0
Ardea insignis White-bellied Heron 0 0
Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron 2 0
Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron 0 0
Ardea picata Pied Heron 5 1
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 6 0
Ardea sumatrana Great-billed Heron 1 0
Ardeola bacchus Chinese Pond-heron 0 0
Ardeola grayii Indian Pond-heron 5 0
Ardeola idae Madagascar Pond-heron 0 0
Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron 1 0
Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron 0 0
Ardeola speciosa Javan Pond-heron 0 0
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern 0 0
Botaurus pinnatus Pinnated Bittern 0 0
Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern 0 0
Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern 4 0
Bubulcus coromandus Eastern Cattle Egret 4 0
Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle Egret 5 0
Butorides striata Striated Heron 5 0
Butorides sundevalli 0 0
Butorides virescens Green Heron 12 0
Casmerodius albus Great Egret 9 0
Casmerodius egretta American Egret 4 0
Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed Heron 2 4
Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron 2 0
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron 5 0
Egretta dimorpha Dimorphic Egret 0 0
Egretta eulophotes Chinese Egret 0 0
Egretta garzetta Little Egret 8 0
Egretta gularis Western Reef-egret 1 0
Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron 0 0
Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret 0 0
Egretta sacra Pacific Reef-egret 0 0
Egretta thula Snowy Egret 3 0
Egretta tricolor Tricoloured Heron 3 0
Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret 0 0
Gorsachius goisagi Japanese Night-heron 0 0
Gorsachius leuconotus White-backed Night-heron 0 0
Gorsachius magnificus White-eared Night-heron 0 0
Gorsachius melanolophus Malaysian Night-heron 0 0
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bittern 2 0
Ixobrychus eurhythmus Schrenck's Bittern 0 0
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern 0 0
Ixobrychus flavicollis Black Bittern 2 0
Ixobrychus involucris Stripe-backed Bittern 0 0
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern 9 2
Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow Bittern 0 0
Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern 1 1
Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret 0 0
Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-heron 4 3
Nycticorax caledonicus Rufous Night-heron 0 0
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heron 14 0
Pilherodius pileatus Capped Heron 0 0
Syrigma sibilatrix Whistling Heron 1 0
Tigriornis leucolopha White-crested Tiger-heron 0 0
Tigrisoma fasciatum Fasciated Tiger-heron 0 0
Tigrisoma lineatum Rufescent Tiger-heron 0 0
Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger-heron 0 0
Zebrilus undulatus Zigzag Heron 1 0
Zonerodius heliosylus Forest Bittern 0 0

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