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FAMILY [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]: Ardeidae (Herons)
 
 

Species List [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] (16)     Country: er Help 

The following Species belong to the family, Ardeidae (Herons).

IUCN   Name Scientific Name Size Id R
 LC    Great Bittern (2) Botaurus stellaris 70 - 80   R
 LC    Little Bittern (5) Ixobrychus minutus 25 - 36   R
 LC    White-backed Night-Heron Calherodius leuconotus 56   R
 LC    Black-crowned Night-Heron (4) Nycticorax nycticorax 56 - 71   R
 LC    Striated Heron (31) Butorides striata 43 - 51   R
 LC    Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 40 - 49   R
 LC    Cattle Egret (3) Bubulcus ibis 48 - 53   R
 LC    Grey Heron (4) Ardea cinerea 90 - 98   R
 LC    Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 85   R
 LC    Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 120 - 150   R
 LC    Purple Heron (4) Ardea purpurea 78 - 90   R
 LC    Great Egret (4) Ardea alba 76 - 100   R
 LC    Intermediate Egret (3) Ardea intermedia 56 - 70   R
 LC    Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 42.50 - 66   R
 LC    Little Egret (6) Egretta garzetta 56 - 65   R
 LC    Western Reef-Egret (3) Egretta gularis 60 - 70   R


Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

Genera: 9 (Family: 19)       Species: 16 (Family: 74)