- 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...
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About Birds.
Cornell University.
Retrieved 11
August 2015. Data
related to
Ardeidae at
Wikispecies Well
written and
illustrated Egret article Encyclopaedia...
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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...
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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...
- The
cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a
cosmopolitan genus of
heron (family
Ardeidae)
found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones.
According to...
- blue
heron (Ardea herodias) is a
large wading bird in the
heron family Ardeidae,
common near the s****s of open
water and in
wetlands over most of North...
- is a
member of the
heron family,
Ardeidae.
Traditionally classified with the
storks in the Ciconiiformes, the
Ardeidae are
closer relatives of pelicans...
- (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...
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ibises and
spoonbills (Threskiornithidae), and herons,
egrets and
bitterns (
Ardeidae). The
phylogenetic relationships between the
families is
shown in the following...
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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...
