Family

Ardeidae

58 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Agami Heron

Agami Heron

Agamia agami

Ardeidae
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Ardeidae
Ardea brachyrhyncha

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Ardeidae
Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea x alba

Ardea cinerea x alba

Ardea cinerea x alba

Ardeidae
Cocoi Heron

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

Ardeidae
Great Herons

Great Herons

Ardea coromanda

Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Ardeidae
Madagascar Heron

Madagascar Heron

Ardea humbloti

Ardeidae
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Ardeidae
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

Ardea intermedia

Ardeidae
Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Ardeidae
Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

Ardeidae
White-necked Heron

White-necked Heron

Ardea pacifica

Ardeidae
Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Ardeidae
Chinese Pond Heron

Chinese Pond Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Ardeidae
Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Ardeidae
Malagasy Pond Heron

Malagasy Pond Heron

Ardeola idae

Ardeidae
Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Ardeidae
Javan Pond Heron

Javan Pond Heron

Ardeola speciosa

Ardeidae

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Ardeidae
Large Bitterns

Large Bitterns

Botaurus dubius

Ardeidae
Large Bitterns

Large Bitterns

Botaurus exilis

Ardeidae
Large Bitterns

Large Bitterns

Botaurus involucris

Ardeidae
American Bittern

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Ardeidae
Large Bitterns

Large Bitterns

Botaurus minutus

Ardeidae
Pinnated Bittern

Pinnated Bittern

Botaurus pinnatus

Ardeidae
Large Bitterns

Large Bitterns

Botaurus sinensis

Ardeidae
Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Ardeidae
Eastern Cattle Egret

Eastern Cattle Egret

Bubulcus coromandus

Ardeidae
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Ardeidae
Green-backed Herons

Green-backed Herons

Butorides atricapilla

Ardeidae
Striated Heron

Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Ardeidae
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Ardeidae
White-backed Night Heron

White-backed Night Heron

Calherodius leuconotus

Ardeidae
Boat-billed Heron

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

Ardeidae
Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Ardeidae
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Ardeidae
Western Reef-egret

Western Reef-egret

Egretta gularis

Ardeidae
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

Egretta intermedia brachyrhyncha

Ardeidae
White-faced Heron

White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Ardeidae
Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Ardeidae
Pacific Reef-egret

Pacific Reef-egret

Egretta sacra

Ardeidae
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Ardeidae
Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Ardeidae
Least Bittern

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Ardeidae
Stripe-backed Bittern

Stripe-backed Bittern

Ixobrychus involucris

Ardeidae
Little Bittern

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Ardeidae
Dwarf Bittern

Dwarf Bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii

Ardeidae
Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Ardeidae
Nankeen Night Heron

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Ardeidae
Capped Heron

Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus

Ardeidae
Whistling Heron

Whistling Heron

Syrigma sibilatrix

Ardeidae
Fasciated Tiger-heron

Fasciated Tiger-heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum

Ardeidae
Rufescent Tiger-heron

Rufescent Tiger-heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Ardeidae
Bare-throated Tiger-heron

Bare-throated Tiger-heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Ardeidae
Zigzag Heron

Zigzag Heron

Zebrilus undulatus

Ardeidae