Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds suck as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted.
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Agami Heron Agamia agami
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
- Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
- Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
- Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
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