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

Species List [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] (13)     Country: uk Help 

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

IUCN   Name Scientific Name Size Id R
 LC    Bittern (2) Botaurus stellaris 70 - 80 BI R
 LC    American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 60 - 85   R
 LC    Little Bittern (5) Ixobrychus minutus 25 - 36   R
 LC    Night Heron (4) Nycticorax nycticorax 56 - 71 NT R
 NR    Green Heron (4) Butorides virescens 38 - 43   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 H. R
 LC    Great Blue Heron (5) Ardea herodias 91 - 137   R
 LC    Purple Heron (4) Ardea purpurea 78 - 90 UR R
 LC    Great Egret (4) Ardea alba 76 - 100   R
 LC    Snowy Egret (2) Egretta thula 48 - 68   R
 LC    Little Egret (6) Egretta garzetta 56 - 65 ET R


Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

Genera: 8 (Family: 19)       Species: 13 (Family: 74)