Ardeidae

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Aves
Superorder:Neognathae
Order:Ciconiiformes
Suborder:Ardeae
Family:Ardeidae

Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Agamia
  • agami -- Chestnut-bellied Heron
Ardea
  • cinerea, cocoi, goliath, herodias, humbloti, imperialis, melanocephala, purpurea, sumatrana -- Heron
Ardeola
  • grayii, bacchus, idae, ralloides, rufiventris, speciosa -- Heron
Bottarus
  • lentiginosus, innatus, poiciloptilus, stellaris -- Bittern
Bubulcus
  • ibis -- Cattle Egret
Butorides
  • striatus -- Green-backed Heron
Cochlearius
  • cochliarius -- Boat-billed Heron
Egretta
  • alba, eulophotes, garzeta, intermedia, novaehollandiae, rufescens, sacra, thula, vinaceigula -- Egret
  • ardensisca, caerulea, picata, tricolor -- Heron
Gorsachius
  • goisagi, magnificus, melanolophus -- Heron
Ixobrychus
  • cinnamomeus, eurhythmus, exilis, flavicollis, involucris, minutus, sinensis, sturmii -- Bittern
Nycticorax
  • caledonicus, leuconotus, nycticorax, violaceus -- Night Heron
Pilherodius
  • pileatus -- Capped heron
Syrigma
  • sibilatrix -- Whistling Heron
Tigriornis
  • leucolophus -- White-crested Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma
  • fasciatum, lineatum, mexicanum -- Tiger heron
Zebrilus
  • undulatus -- Zigzag Heron
Zonerodius
  • heliosylus -- Forest Bittern