Ardeidae

The family of the ardéidés (or Ardeidae ) includes/understands the species of Héron S, brush S, Butor S and connected (Crabier S, Bihoreau X, Savacou, Onoré S and Blongios). It is about wader S of intermediate size to large (from 27 to 140 cm), with long nozzle, long neck and long legs.

Cosmopolitans except for the Antarctic, they have greatest diversity in the Tropics. They attend a broad variety of moist environments; some species are mainly terrestrial.

Alphabetical list of the kinds

Agamia (F.) Reichenbach, 1853
Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
Ardeola Drinks, 1822
Botaurus Stephens, 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855
Butorides Blyth, 1852 (kind monospecific: Butorides striatus )
Casmerodius Gloger, 1842 (kind included in Egretta then, more recently, in Ardea)
Cochlearius (Mr.) Brisson, 1760
Dichromanassa
Dupetor Heine & Reichenow, 1890
Egretta Forster, 1817
Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855
Hydranassa
Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
Mesophoyx Sharpe, 1894
Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
Nycticorax Forster, 1817
Philherodius Bonaparte, 1855
Syrigma Ridgway, 1878
Tigriornis (F.) Sharpe, 1895
Tigrisoma (N.) Swainson, 1827
Zebrilus (Mr.) Bonaparte, 1855
Zonerodius (Mr.) Salvadori, 1882

List species

Subfamily of the Tigrisomatinae unknown Author

Onoré phaéton - Zonerodius heliosylus (Lesson, 1828) - New Guinea Tiger-heron
Onoré with crested white - Tigriornis leucolopha (Gardens, 1846) - White-crested Tiger-heron
Onoré striped - Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783) - Rufescent Tiger-heron
Onoré fascié - Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825) - Faciated Tiger-heron
Onoré of Mexico - Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834 - Bare-throated Tiger-heron
Héron agami - Agamia agami (Gmelin, 1789) - Agami Heron

Subfamily of the Cochleariinae Chenu & the Walls, 1854

crested Savacou - Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Boat-billed Heron

Subfamily of the Botaurinae Reichenbach, 1850

Onoré zigzag - Zebrilus undulatus (Gmelin, 1789) - Zigzag Heron

spangled Bittern - Botaurus stellaris - Eurasian Bittern

Bittern of Australia - Botaurus poiciloptilus - Australasian Bittern

Bittern of America - Botaurus lentiginosus - North American Bittern

Bittern mirasol - Botaurus pinnatus - South American Bittern

Blongios varied - Ixobrychus involucris - Stripe-backed Bittern

Small Blongios - Ixobrychus exilis - Least Bittern

dwarf Blongios - Ixobrychus minutus - Little Bittern

Blongios of China - Ixobrychus sinensis - Yellow Bittern

Blongios de Schrenck - Ixobrychus eurhythmus - Schrenck' S Bittern

Blongios grooves - Ixobrychus cinnamomeus - Cinnamon Bittern

Blongios de Sturm - Ixobrychus sturmii - Dwarf Bittern

Blongios with yellow neck - Dupetor flavicollis - Black Bittern

Subfamily of the Ardeinae Leach, 1820

(including Nycticoracinae)

superb Bihoreau - Gorsachius magnificus - White-eared Night-heron
Bihoreau goisagi - Gorsachius goisagi - Japanese Night-heron
Malayan Bihoreau - Gorsachius melanolophus - Malayan Night-heron
Bihoreau with white back - Gorsachius leuconotus - White-backed Night-heron
gray Bihoreau - Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night-heron
Bihoreau grooves - Nycticorax caledonicus - Rufous Night-heron
Bihoreau purplished - Nyctanassa violacea - Yellow-crowned Night-heron
green Héron - Butorides virescens - Green Heron
Héron of Galapagos - Butorides sundevalli - Galapagos Heron
Héron striated - Butorides striata - Striated Heron or Little Heron
hairy Crabier - Ardeola ralloides - Squacco Heron
Crabier of Gray - Ardeola grayii - Indian Lays-heron
Chinese Crabier - Ardeola Bacchus - Chinese Lays-heron
Malayan Crabier - Ardeola speciosa - Javan Lays-heron
white Crabier - Ardeola idae - Madagascar Lays-heron
Héron with russet-red belly - Ardeola rufiventris - Rufous-bellied Heron
Héron buff-backed herons - Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret
ashy Héron - Ardea cinerea - Grey Heron
Large Héron - Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron
Héron cocoi - Ardea cocoi - Cocoi Heron
Héron with white head - Ardea pacifica - White-necked Heron
Héron mélanocéphale - Ardea melanocephala - Black-headed Heron
Héron de Humblot - Ardea humbloti - Madagascar Heron
imperial Héron - Ardea insignis - White-bellied Heron
Héron typhoon - Ardea sumatrana - Great-billed Heron
Héron Goliath - Ardea Goliath - Goliath Heron
purple Héron - Ardea purpurea - Purple Heron
Large Brush - Ardea alba - Great White Egret
white Bihoreau - Pilherodius pileatus - Capped Heron
Héron flute-of-sun - Syrigma sibilatrix - Whistling Heron
Brush intermediate - Egretta intermedia - Intermediate Egret
black and white Brush - Egretta picata - Foot Heron
Héron with white face - Egretta novaehollandiae - White-faced Heron
reddish Brush - Egretta rufescens - Reddish Egret
slate-coloured Brush - Egretta ardesiaca - Black Heron
vinous Brush - Egretta vinaceigula - Slatey Egret
Brush tricolor - Egretta tricolor - Tricolored Heron
blue Brush - Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron
snow-covered Brush - Egretta thula - Snowy Egret
Brush garzette - Egretta garzetta - Little Egret
Brush of the reefs - Egretta gularis - Western Reef Heron
Brush dimorpha - Egretta dimorpha - Dimorphic Egret
crowned Brush - Egretta crowned - Eastern Reef-egret
Aigrette of China - Egretta eulophotes - Chinese Egret

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