Species
- Little Egret, Egretta garzetta or Ardea garzetta
- Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
- Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens
- Slaty Egret, Egretta vinaceigula
- Black Heron, Egretta ardesiaca
- Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor also known as Louisiana Heron
- White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae or Ardea novaehollandiae
- Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
- Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra or Ardea sacra, also known as Pacific Reef Egret or Eastern Reef Heron
- Western Reef Heron, Egretta gularis
- Dimorphic Egret, Egretta dimorpha
- Chinese Egret, Egretta eulophotes
A fossil species, Egretta subfluvia, is known from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Florida.
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