BITTERNS, HERONS, AND EGRETS

BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS TAXONOMY

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Great egret in Rustico, PEI, Canada - photo by Matt Beardsley

FASCIATED TIGER HERON – (Tigrisoma fasciatum) – Costa Rica
LEAST BITTERN (Ixobrychus exilis) – Canada, PEI
AMERICAN BITTERN – (Botaurus lentiginosus) – Canada, PEI;  USA, Hawaii
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax) – USA, Hawaii; Spain; Canada, PEI
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nyctanassa violacea) – Canada, PEI
GREEN HERON (Butorides virescens) – Canada, PEI; USA, Hawaii
SQUACCO HERON – (Ardeola ralloides) – Spain
CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis) – USA, Hawaii; Tanzania; Canada, PEI
BLACK-HEADED HERON (Ardea melanocephala) – Tanzania
GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias) – USA, Texas; Hawaii; Canada, PEI
GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba) – USA, Connecticut; Texas; Hawaii; Canada, PEI
GREY HERON(Ardea cinerea) – Japan; Spain; Tanzania; USA, Hawaii
LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta) – Japan
SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula) – Canada, PEI; USA, Hawaii
TRICOLORED HERON – (Egretta tricolor) – USA, Florida
WHITE-FACED HERON (Egretta novaehollandiae) – New Zealand
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea) – Canada, PEI; USA, Hawaii