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 such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted.
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus (A)
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea (A)
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
- Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum
- Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
- Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris
- Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
- Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Argentina