Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

American Bittern – Botaurus lentiginosus

Little Bittern – Ixobrychus minutus

Dwarf Bittern – Ixobrychus sturmii

Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum

Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum

Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias

Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea

Cocoi Heron – Ardea cocoi

Black-headed Heron – Ardea melanocephala

Goliath Heron – Ardea goliath

Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea

Great Egret – Ardea alba

Yellow-billed Egret – Ardea intermedia

Little Egret – Egretta garzetta

Snowy Egret – Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea

Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor

Slaty Egret – Egretta vinaceigula

Black Heron – Egretta ardesiaca

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis

Squacco Heron – Ardeola ralloides

Madagascar Pond-Heron – Ardeola idae

Rufous-bellied Heron – Ardeola rufiventris

Green Heron – Butorides virescens

Green-backed Heron – Butorides striata

Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax

White-backed Night-Heron – Gorsachius leuconotus

Boat-billed Heron – Cochlearius cochlearius