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Bitterns, Herons, and Allies

Bitterns, Herons, and Allies

21 Bird Species
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Medium-sized, slender white egret. Pale iris. Alternate Adult: all white plumage decorated in plumes. Red lores. Thin black bill. Dark legs with orange-red feet. Basic Adult: similar to breeding, but bright yellow lores and feet. Shorter plumes. Juvenile: white plumage. Thin bill, pale gray at base. more...

Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Medium sized heron with medium-long legs, very long neck with a long, extremely thin bill. Alternate Adult: Dark bluish head and neck with shaggy purple feathers at base of neck. Thin stripe of white and brown from chin and throat down central neck. Bluish wings, back and tail with flat brownish plum more...

Length: 66 cm Wingspan: 91 cm

Western Reef-Heron

Western Reef-Heron

Medium-sized heron with long neck and legs. Alternate Adult: all slate blue plumage except extensive white chin and throat. Two slate blue occipital plumes. Pale eye, reddish lores and large, orange or orange-red bill. Black legs. Feet either black or yellow. Basic Adult: similar to breeding, but lac more...

Length: 60 cm Wingspan: 95 cm

Yellow Bittern

Yellow Bittern

Small Asian bittern with short neck and a long, straw-colored bill. Adult: Buffy orange head, neck and flanks. Black crown. Brown upperparts. Mostly white underparts with buffy streaks on breast, yellow legs and feet. Juvenile: Similar to adult but with fewer buffy tones and heavily streaked upperpar more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 53 cm

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Medium-sized, stocky heron with long legs and moderately long, thick neck. Thick, short but pointy dark bill. Alternate-plumaged adult: black head with white crown and broad sub-ocular stripe, long forehead and occipital plumes and a red eye. Dusky greenish lores. Grayish neck and body. Back appears more...

Length: 61 cm Wingspan: 107 cm

  • Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret

    14 Photographs
  • Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    26 Photographs
  • Western Reef-Heron

    Western Reef-Heron

    3 Photographs
  • Yellow Bittern

    Yellow Bittern

    0 Photographs
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    24 Photographs

Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

18 species

American Bittern

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Chinese Egret

Chinese Egret

Egretta eulophotes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Chinese Pond-Heron

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Gray Heron

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Intermediate Egret

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Least Bittern

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves
Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Mangroves
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Western Reef-Heron

Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

6 species

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Gray Heron

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

17 species

American Bittern

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Chinese Pond-Heron

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Gray Heron

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Intermediate Egret

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes
Least Bittern

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves
Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Mangroves
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes
Yellow Bittern

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

Fresh Water Marshes
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

5 species

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

5 species

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
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