Herons (NA)

From WikiBird

North America list

Ardeidae

The members of this family are all primarily associated with wetlands, and prey on fish, frogs and other aquatic species. Some, like the Cattle Egret, also take large insects, and are less tied to watery environments. Some members of this group nest colonially in trees, others, notably the bitterns, use reedbeds.

Genus: Botaurus

• American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Genus: Ixobrychus

• Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
• Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

Genus: Ardea

• Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
• Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Genus: Egretta

• Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)
• Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
• Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis)
• Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
• Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
• Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
• Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)

Genus: Bubulcus

• Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Genus: Butorides

• Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Genus: Nycticorax

• Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)