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Ardeidae -
Herons and Bitterns
Subfamily - Tigrisomatinae
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum lineatum
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni
Subfamily - Botaurinae
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus payesii
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
monotypic
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
monotypic
Subfamily - Ardeinae
White-backed Night Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
monotypic
* Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
* Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus
* Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti
single member of genus
* Striated Heron
Butorides striatus atricapilla
* Striated Heron
Butorides striatus degens
* Striated Heron
Butorides striatus javanica
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
monotypic
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
monotypic
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
monotypic
Updated - 04.12.11
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
monotypic
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus
monotypic
* Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea cinerea
* Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
monotypic
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
monotypic
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
monotypic
* Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea purpurea
* Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea manilensis
* Great Egret
Ardea alba melanorhynchos
* Great Egret
Ardea alba egretta
* Great Egret
Ardea alba modesta
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
monotypic, single member of genus
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix sibilatrix
single member of genus
Yellow-billed Egret
Egretta intermedia brachyrhyncha
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
monotypic
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens rufescens
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
monotypic
Slaty Egret
Egretta vinaceigula
monotypic
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor ruficollis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
monotypic
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta garzetta
