Birds of the World


Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) Range: AF: widespread s of the Sahara Antananarivo, Madagascar
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A small heron that often creates an umbrella with its wings perhaps to see the prey better in the shadow.
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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Range: NA, MA, SA: se USA to s Brazil Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Immature Range: NA, MA, SA: se USA to s Brazil Shark Valley - Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
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Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) Range: AF: e, Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel), Aldabra group (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar Tsimbazaza Zoo, Madagascar
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) Range: AF: e, Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel), Aldabra group (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar Betsiboka Delta, Madagascar
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Sometimes considered a subspecies of the Western Reef Heron.


Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) Vulnerable Range: PAL: coastal Russian Far East and Korean Pen. to e China Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta) Range: PAL, AF, OR, AU: widespread Ebro Delta, Spain
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta) Range: PAL, AF, OR, AU: widespread Ebro Delta, Spain
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Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis schistacea) Range: AF, PAL, OR: w AF, ne AF to w India and Sri Lanka Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
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White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Range: AU: Timor (e Lesser Sundas), Australasia to New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga (sw, sc Polynesia) Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia
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Pied Heron (Egretta picata) Range: AU: Sulawesi and ne WA to ne QLD (n Australia) Australia
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens rufescens) Near Threatened Range: NA, MA: s USA and Caribbean Curry Hammock State Park, Florida,
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens rufescens) Near Threatened Range: NA, MA: s USA and Caribbean Florida Keys, Florida, White morph.
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A large egret often seen 'dancing' when hunting for fish. Note salt water habitat.


Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) Range: OR, AU: coastal s Bangladesh and Andaman Is. to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), Australasia (except s outlying is.), Melanesia to Tuamotu Arch. (e Polynesia) Ladt Elliot Island, Australia White morph.
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Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra sacra) Range: OR, AU: coastal s Bangladesh and Andaman Is. to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), Australasia (except s outlying is.), Melanesia to Tuamotu Arch. (e Polynesia) Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Dark morph.
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Almost always found around salt water.


Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Range: NA, MA, SA: widespread Paracas, Peru
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A small heron with yellow on feet and back of legs, and often found near fresh or salt water. Same color and size as very different Cattle Egret.
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A stick nest above an area with alligators. Herons and egrets choose these locations to detract predators like racoons.


Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis) Range: NA, MA, SA: se USA to n SA Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA A medium-sized heron shown here in full breeding plumage.
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Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula) Vulnerable Range: AF: Zambia to ne Namibia, n Botswana and w Zimbabwe Okavango, Botswana
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