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-neeecked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 10 species which occur in Chile.
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor (A)
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra (A)
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata (A)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris
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