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African Green-backed heron
(African Green heron)
(Black-capped bittern)
Agami heron
(Chestnut-bellied heron)
SA
American bittern
(North American bittern)
NA
American black-crowned night-heron
NA,SA
American great white egret
(American great egret)
SA,NA
Arabian reef-egret
(Indian reef heron)
(Red Sea reef-heron)
EU
Australasian bittern
Australian rufous night-heron
Bancroft's night heron
Bare-throated tiger-heron
(Mexican Tiger-bittern)
SA
Black bittern
(Yellow-necked bittern)
Black heron
EU
Black-crowned night heron
(Nominate subspecies)
EU ,SA,nEU,AS,AF,NA
Black-headed heron
Boat-billed heron
(No Subspecific status)
EU ,nEU,NA,AS,SA
Capped heron
SA
Cayenne night heron
Chinese egret
(Swinhoe's egret)
Chinese pond-heron
Cinnamon bittern
Cocoi heron
(White-necked heron)
SA
Common Grey heron
EU ,nEU,AS
Common Little bittern
(Little bittern)
EU ,nEU
Dwarf bittern
(African dwarf bittern)
(Rail heron)
Eastern cattle egret
AS,NA,AU
Eastern great white egret
(Indian great egret)
AS,AU
Eastern purple heron
EU ,AS
Eurasian bittern
(Great bittern)
nEU,EU
Eurasian grey heron
(No Subspecific status)
AS
Fasciated tiger-heron
Goliath heron
EU ,AS
Great blue heron
(No Subspecific status)
NA,SA
Great white egret
(Great egret)
(No Subspecific status)
AS,nEU,NA,SA
Great White heron
NA
Great-billed heron
(Sumatran heron)
AS
Green heron
NA
Green-backed heron
(No Subspecific status)
EU ,nEU,AS
Honduras boat-billed heron
EU ,nEU,NA
Indian pond-heron
EU ,AS
Indonesian Little egret
AS
Intermediate egret
(Asian intermediate egret)
AS,AU
Japanese night heron
AS
Javan pond-heron
EU ,NA,AS
Least bittern
NA
Little blue heron
NA
Little egret
(Nominate subspecies)
(Common Little egret)
EU ,AS,nEU,SA
Madagascar pond-heron
(Malagasy pond-heron)
EU ,nEU,NA
Malay night-heron
(Malayan night-heron)
North-eastern great blue heron
North-western purple heron
Northern Boat-billed heron
(Northern boatbill)
Northern Rufescent tiger-heron
Northern Yellow-crowned night-heron
Pacific reef heron
(Eastern reef-egret)
(Nominate subspecies)
Panama boat-billed heron
nEU
Philippine rufous night-heron
EU
Pied heron
AU
Pinnated bittern
(South American bittern)
Purple heron
(No Subspecific status)
EU ,AS
Reddish egret
NA,SA
Rufescent tiger-heron
(No Subspecific status)
SA
Rufous night-heron
(Nankeen heron)
(No Subspecific status)
AS,EU ,AU
Snowy egret
NA,SA
South American night-heron
South-east asian grey heron
AS
Southeast Asian green-backed heron
Southern boat-billed heron
EU
Southern Rufescent tiger-heron
Squacco heron
nEU,EU ,AS
Striated heron
(South-American striated bittern)
(South-American little bittern)
SA,NA
Stripe-backed bittern
(Streaked bittern)
Tricolored heron
(Louisiana heron)
NA
Von Schrenck's bittern
(Schrenck's bittern)
nEU
Ward's heron
West African reef-egret
(West-african reef-heron)
Western cattle egret
(Buff-backed heron)
EU ,AS,nEU,AF,NA,SA
Western great white egret
(Western great egret)
EU ,nEU
Western reef egret
(Western reef-heron)
(No Subspecific status)
EU ,AS,AU
Whistling heron
SA
White-backed night-heron
(Hooded night-heron)
White-crested tiger-heron
(White-crested bittern)
White-eared night-heron
(Hainan night-heron)
(Magnificent night-heron)
AS
White-faced Heron
EU ,AU
White-necked heron
(Pacific heron)
Yellow-billed egret
(African intermediate egret)
Yellow-crowned night-heron
(Crowned night heron)
(No Subspecific status)
NA,SA
Zigzag heron
(Vermiculated heron)
Cocoi heron
(White-necked heron)
Ardea cocoi
LINNAEUS, 1758
Photo by:
A. Kantorovich
Additional images here:
www.biolib.cz
Number of Subspecies:
00
Information Source for Taxonomy:
del Hoyo & Collar (2014) Illustrated Checklist of the Birds ot the World, Vol. 1, Non-passerines
Body length:
95 - 127 cm
Weight:
1,9 - 2,1 kg
IUCN status:
LC (Least Concern)
Current Holdings
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Former Holdings
South America
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Brazil (1 Holding(s)):
Sao Paulo (Zoo)
Chile (2 Holding(s)):
Buin (Buin Zoo)
Santo Domingo (Parque Tricao)
Colombia (1 Holding(s)):
Bolivar (Aviario Nacional De Colombia)
Holding(s): 4
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