Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae)

Herons

Purple Heron. Muntasar Oasis, Oman November 2025
Purple Heron. Taman Wetlands, Malaysia September 2010
Tricoloured Heron. Costa Rica February 2016
Boat-billed Heron. Costa Rica February 2016
Green Heron. The Everglades, Florida February 2014
Cocoi Heron. Ceibas, Argentina February 2013
Black Heron. Lamin, The Gambia February 2024
Goliath Heron. St Lucia, South Africa August 2017
Great Blue Heron. Los Angeles, California August 2014
Little Blue Heron. Peru September 2011
Whistling Heron. Argentina October 2018
Squacco Heron. The Gambia Fenruary 2024
Black-crowned Night Heron. Tokyo, Japan April 2016
Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Carara, Costa Rica, February 2016
Grey Heron. Lesbos, Greece September 2021
Grey Heron. Lackford Lakes, UK June 2010
Western Reef-heron. The Gambia February 2024
Striated Heron. The Gambia February 2024
Rufescent Tiger-Heron. Ammo Ponds, Panama February 2023
Indian Pond-Heron. Chambal River, India October 2016
Great-billed Heron. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo March 2008

Bitterns

American Bittern. Nisqually, Seattle January 2011
Least Bittern. Ile Bizard, Montreal July 2009
Little Bittern. Kalloni, Greece May 2017
Yellow Bittern. Sungai Rambai rice fields, Malaysia October 2012
Great Bittern. Minsmere, UK May 2010

Egrets

Eastern Cattle Egret. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka February 2025
Western Cattle Egret in breeding plumage. Trinidad February 2019
Little Egret. Okavango River, Botswana August 2022
Great Egret. Jean Lafitte Reserve, New Orleans January 2012
Snowy Egret. Trinidad February 2019
Medium Egret. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka February 2025
Reddish Egret. Ding Darling, Florida February 2014
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