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Typical Herons and Egrets
Ardeinae
Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the day herons, night herons, and egrets.
15 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 48 known species
Great Herons and Egrets
genusArdea
Small Egrets and Herons
genusEgretta
Typical Night Herons
genusNycticorax
Green-backed Herons
genusButorides
Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons
genusNyctanassa
Pond Herons
genusArdeola
Malayan and Japanese Night Herons
genusGorsachius
Syrigma
genusSyrigma
Pilherodius
genusPilherodius
White-backed Night Herons
genusCalherodius
Oroanassa
genusOroanassa
Zonerodius
genusZonerodius
Small Egrets and Herons × Typical Night Herons
genushybridEgretta × Nycticorax
Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons × Typical Night Herons
genushybridNyctanassa × Nycticorax
Small Egrets and Herons × Great Herons and Egrets
genushybridEgretta × Ardea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 597395.