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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) by Dan

the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:18 NKJV)

CLASS – AVES, Order -PELECANIFORMES, Family – Ardeidae – Herons, Bitterns

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Genus (19), Species (72, Subspecies

Zonerodius
Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus)
Tigriornis
White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha)
Tigrisoma
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
____ (Tigrisoma lineatum lineatum)
____ (Tigrisoma lineatum marmoratum)
Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum)
____ (Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni)
____ (Tigrisoma fasciatum fasciatum)
____ (Tigrisoma fasciatum pallescens)
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) by Ray
Agamia
Agami Heron (Agamia agami)
Cochlearius
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) by Dan BTW
____ (Cochlearius cochlearius zeledoni)
____ (Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi)
____ (Cochlearius cochlearius ridgwayi)
____ (Cochlearius cochlearius panamensis)
____ (Cochlearius cochlearius cochlearius)
Zebrilus
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus)
Botaurus
Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) – Video
____ (Botaurus stellaris stellaris)
____ (Botaurus stellaris capensis)
Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) – Video - Video2
Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) – Video
____ (Botaurus pinnatus caribaeus)
____ (Botaurus pinnatus pinnatus)
Ixobrychus
Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) – Video
____ (Ixobrychus exilis exilis)
____ (Ixobrychus exilis pullus)
____ (Ixobrychus exilis erythromelas)
____ (Ixobrychus exilis limoncochae)
____ (Ixobrychus exilis bogotensis)
____ (Ixobrychus exilis peruvianus)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
____ (Ixobrychus minutus minutus)
____ (Ixobrychus minutus payesii)
____ (Ixobrychus minutus podiceps)
Black-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius)
New Zealand Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae †)
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) by Ray Barlow – Video
Von Schrenck’s Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) – Video
Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii)
Dupetor
Black Bittern (Dupetor flavicollis) – Video
____ (Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis)
____ (Dupetor flavicollis australis)
____ (Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi)
Gorsachius
White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus)
Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)
Nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
____ (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax)
____ (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli)
____ (Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus)
____ (Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus)
Ascension Night Heron (Nycticorax olsoni †)
Reunion Night Heron (Nycticorax duboisi †)
Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus †)
Rodrigues Night Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus †)
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris †)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus hilli)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicus)
____ (Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularis)
Nyctanassa
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) by Dan
____ (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
____ (Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti)
____ (Nyctanassa violacea caliginis)
____ (Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis)
____ (Nyctanassa violacea pauper)
Bermuda Night Heron (Nyctanassa carcinocatactes †)
Butorides
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) by Lee at Lk Morton
____ (Butorides virescens anthonyi)
____ (Butorides virescens frazari)
____ (Butorides virescens virescens)
____ (Butorides virescens maculata)
Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
____ (Butorides striata striata)
____ (Butorides striata atricapilla)
____ (Butorides striata brevipes)
____ (Butorides striata rutenbergi)
____ (Butorides striata rhizophorae)
____ (Butorides striata crawfordi)
____ (Butorides striata degens)
____ (Butorides striata albolimbata)
____ (Butorides striata chloriceps)
____ (Butorides striata spodiogaster)
____ (Butorides striata amurensis)
____ (Butorides striata actophila)
____ (Butorides striata javanica)
____ (Butorides striata moluccarum)
____ (Butorides striata papuensis)
____ (Butorides striata idenburgi)
____ (Butorides striata macrorhyncha)
____ (Butorides striata stagnatilis)
____ (Butorides striata patruelis)
____ (Butorides striata solomonensis)
Ardeola
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) by Daves BirdingPix
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus)
Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa)
____ (Ardeola speciosa continentalis)
____ (Ardeola speciosa speciosa)
Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae)
Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris)
Bubulcus
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) by Lee
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus) by Ian
Ardea
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) by W Kwong
____ (Ardea cinerea cinerea)
____ (Ardea cinerea jouyi)
____ (Ardea cinerea monicae)
____ (Ardea cinerea firasa)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) by Dan
____ (Ardea herodias fannini)
____ (Ardea herodias herodias)
____ (Ardea herodias occidentalis)
____ (Ardea herodias cognata)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) by R Scanlon
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) by Lee LPZoo
Humblot’s Heron (Ardea humbloti)
White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis)
Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
____ (Ardea purpurea purpurea)
____ (Ardea purpurea bournei)
____ (Ardea purpurea madagascariensis)
____ (Ardea purpurea manilensis)
Great Egret (Ardea alba) – Article
____ (Ardea alba alba)
____ (Ardea alba melanorhynchos)
____ (Ardea alba egretta)
Pilherodius
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)
Syrigma
Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
____ (Syrigma sibilatrix fostersmithi)
____ (Syrigma sibilatrix sibilatrix)
Egretta
Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
____ (Egretta intermedia brachyrhyncha)
____ (Egretta intermedia intermedia)
____ (Egretta intermedia plumifera)
Pied Heron (Egretta picata)
White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
____ (Egretta rufescens rufescens)
____ (Egretta rufescens dickeyi)
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) by Lee at South Lake Howard
____ (Egretta tricolor occidentalis)
____ (Egretta tricolor ruficollis)
____ (Egretta tricolor tricolor)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) imm. by Dan (Cirle B)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) & Photo by Lee
____ (Egretta thula brewsteri)
____ (Egretta thula thula)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
____ (Egretta garzetta garzetta)
____ (Egretta garzetta nigripes)
Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)
____ (Egretta gularis gularis)
____ (Egretta gularis schistacea)
Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha)
Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
____ (Egretta sacra sacra)
____ (Egretta sacra albolineata)
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)
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Photos taken by Lee, Dan, Ian, Gramps, Steve, Tommy, Ray, Reineir, and William Check out their Websites – See Sidebar Photographers
Herons and Bitterns are both Birds of the Bible
See:
Birds of the Bible – Bitterns Birds of the Bible – Bitterns II
Birds of the Bible – Herons
Through the Looking Glass – Black-crowned Night Heron
Through the Looking Glass – Little Blue Heron
Through the Looking Glass – Great Egret (or White Heron)
Heron Photos
Heron Videos
Bittern Photos
Bittern Videos
Sunbittern

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Photographers or Videographers used on this page from our sidebar, Photography, are:
Dan’s Pix (Dan)
Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
Robert Scanlon’s Gallery
William Kwong’s Galleries

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