Bitterns

Bittern, American Botaurus lentiginosus   Found: North America, Central America
Photographed by: 1) Ingrid Perlstrom   2) Charlie Westerinen in the Colusa Reserve, California   3, 4) John Ennis 
5) Paul S. Wolf in Brazos Bend State Park near Houston, Texas



Bittern, Least  Ixobrychus exillis   Found: The Americas
Photographed by:  1, 2) John Ennis  3) Daniel Hebert


Bittern, Little  Ixobrychus minutus   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia 
Photographed by: Borislav Borisov



HERONS

Genus Ardea

Heron, Black-headed Ardea melanocephala   Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Ecoprint in the Kalahari, South Africa  2, 3) Dick Daniels in Tanzania   4) Andre Klopper


Heron, Cocoi  Ardea Cocoi  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: Luis Cesar Tejo


Heron, Goliath Ardea goliath   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by:  1) Dirkr at the Okavango Delta, Botswana  2, 3) Chris Fourie


Heron, Great-blue Ardea herodias   Found: North America, Central America, Galapagos
Photographed by: 1) Oralleff   2 - 7) Dick Daniels  8) Glenn Holden



Heron, Grey Ardea cinerea Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by:  1) Nicolas Dufresne  2 - 4) Dick Daniels in Scotland  5) Dick in Tanzania  6) Stanko Mravljak 7) Bhupendra Singh



Heron, Pied Ardea picata   Found: Australia
Photographed by:  1) Timothy Craig Lubcke   2 - 4) Susan Flashman


Heron, Purple  Ardea purpurea  Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) PHD White in Taiwan  3) Mircea Bezergheanu


Heron, White-necked Ardea pacifica   Found: Australia
Photographed by Dick Daniels at Kuranda Birdworld, Australia



Genus Ardeola

Heron, Indian Pond  Ardeola grayii   Found: India, Africa
Photographed by: PhotoBarmaley


Heron, Squacco   Ardeola ralloides  Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by:  1, 2) Florian Andronache  3) Mircea Bezergheanu  4) Riaan van den Berg at Marievale, South Africa



Genus Butorides

Heron, Green Butorides virescens   Found: North America, Central America
Photographed by 1) Bob Blanchard  2) Dick Daniels in North Carolina  3) Stefan Ekernas  4) Dick in New Jersey
 5) Dick in California  7, 8) John Ennis


Heron, Lava Butorides sundevalli   Found: Galapagos Islands
Photographed by: Dick Daniels


Heron, Striated aka Little Heron aka Green-backed Butorides striatus Found: S.Amer, Europe, Africa, Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Nico Smit: 2, 3) Dick Daniels in Australia  4) Michael Fritzen




Genus Egretta

Heron, Little-blue Egretta caerulea   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels at Brookfield Gardens, South Carolina   2) Dick at Bald Head Island, North Carolina
3) Jayne x`  4, 5) Steve Byland   6) John Ennis



Heron, Tricolored Egretta tricolor   Found: The Americas
Photographed by:  1) Steve Byland in the Florida Everglades  2, 3, 5 - 7) Dick Daniels in the Carolinas  4) Rusty Dodson 



Heron, Western-reef  Egretta gularis   Found: Africa
Photographed by:  Sue Robinson in the Gambia


Heron, White-faced   Egretta novaehollandiae   Found: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand
Photographed by Dick Daniels



Genus Nycticorax

Heron, Black-crowned Night- Nycticorax nycticorax   Found: North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels in New Jersey   3, 4) Dick in captivity at Brookfield Gardens, So. Carolina
5) Chris Queen in Hawaii   5) Stefan Ekernas  7) Glenn Holden



Heron, Nankeen Night- Nycticorax caledonicus   Found: Australia, Indonesia
Photographed by Susan Flashman in Australia


Heron, Yellow-crowned night- Nyctanassa violacea   Found: The Americas
Photographed by:   1, 2) Dick Daniels on the Cheasapeak Bay Bridge   3, 4) Paul S. Wolf at Brazos Bend State Park near Houston, Texas   5) Bob Blanchard  6) Todd Taulman in Bermuda  7) Norman Bateman   8) John Ennis
1 - 4) Juvenile




Heron, Bare-throated Tiger  Tigrisoma mexicanum  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: Bruce Raynor at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica


Heron, Boat-billed  Cochlearius cochlearius  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: Dennis Donohue




Family Tscopidae

It is a matter of debate whether the Hammerkop belongs in the same order as the herons, Ciconiiformes, or with the Pelicaniformes.

Hammerkop Scopus umbretta   Found: Africa
Photographed:  1 - 3) Dick Daniels in Tanzania   4) Sandy Cole in Tanzania  5, 6) Dennis Donohue in Malwai  
7) David Peta in Kruger Park, South Africa
4) Hammerkop nest, the world's largest nest?