World Bird List

Bird Family
Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae)

Order: PELECANIFORMES

Species in Family
Specie Subspecies Voice
Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) monotypic
White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha) monotypic
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) 2
Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) 3
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) monotypic
Agami Heron (Agamia agami) monotypic
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) 5
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) monotypic
Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) 2
Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) monotypic
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) monotypic
Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) 2
Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) monotypic
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) 6
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) 3
Black-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius) monotypic
New Zealand Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) monotypic
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) monotypic
Von Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) monotypic
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) monotypic
Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) monotypic
Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) 3
White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) monotypic
Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi) monotypic
Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) monotypic
White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus) monotypic
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 4
Ascension Night Heron (Nycticorax olsoni) monotypic
Reunion Night Heron (Nycticorax duboisi) monotypic
Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) monotypic
Rodrigues Night Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) monotypic
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) 6
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 5
Bermuda Night Heron (Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) monotypic
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 4
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli) monotypic
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 21
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) monotypic
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) monotypic
Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) monotypic
Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa) 2
Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae) monotypic
Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) monotypic
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) monotypic
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus) monotypic
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 5
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) monotypic
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) monotypic
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) monotypic
Humblot's Heron (Ardea humbloti) monotypic
White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) monotypic
Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana) monotypic
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) monotypic
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) 4
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 4
Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia) 3
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) monotypic
Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) 2
Pied Heron (Egretta picata) monotypic
White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) monotypic
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) 2
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) monotypic
Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula) monotypic
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 2
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) monotypic
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 2
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 2
Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) 2
Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) monotypic
Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) 2
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) monotypic
Family Fact Box

Species: #72
Species and subspecies: #148

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