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Ardeidae
herons
(Also: herons and bitterns)
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bare-throated tiger heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
bare-throated tiger heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
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Ardeidae
herons
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Species
Ardea alba
great egret
Ardea alba: information (1)
Ardea alba: pictures (23)
Ardea alba: sounds (1)
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Ardea cinerea
grey heron
Ardea cinerea: information (1)
Ardea cinerea: pictures (7)
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Ardea goliath
goliath heron
Ardea goliath: information (1)
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Ardea herodias
great blue heron
Ardea herodias: information (1)
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Botaurus lentiginosus
American bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus: information (1)
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Bubulcus ibis
cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis: information (1)
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Butorides sundevalli
Galapagos heron
Butorides sundevalli: information (1)
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Butorides virescens
green heron
Butorides virescens: information (1)
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Egretta caerulea
little blue heron
Egretta caerulea: information (1)
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Egretta thula
snowy egret
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Egretta tricolor
tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor: information (1)
Egretta tricolor: pictures (19)
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Nycticorax nycticorax
black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax: information (1)
Nycticorax nycticorax: pictures (23)
Nycticorax nycticorax: sounds (1)