are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or...

About Birds. Cornell University. Retrieved 11 August 2015. Data related to Ardeidae at Wikispecies Well written and illustrated Egret article Encyclopaedia...

Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive than other members...

recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among 20 genera, some of which have only one species...

(Ixobrychus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. The least bittern was formally described in 1789...

blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North...

known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in...

The cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a cosmopolitan genus of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. According to...

heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa...

ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae), and herons, egrets and bitterns (Ardeidae). The phylogenetic relationships between the families is shown in the following...