Ardeidae
Family Ardeidae — 26 species with pages here, 1,899,677 occurrence records between them.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · useful taxonomy trail; this child page is kept out of search indexing until a demand and quality gate is defined.
Gray
Ardea cinerea · 1,198,381 records
Great Egret
Ardea alba · 354,855 records
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris · 180,028 records
Great Blue
Ardea herodias · 56,573 records
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis · 27,105 records
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax · 20,263 records
Green
Butorides virescens · 13,318 records
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea · 10,740 records
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea · 9,539 records
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor · 6,475 records
Striated Heron
Butorides striata · 6,362 records
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea · 4,119 records
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides · 3,423 records
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens · 1,627 records
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi · 1,600 records
Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii · 1,326 records
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum · 1,087 records
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala · 694 records
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra · 641 records
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix · 447 records
Chinese Pond-Heron
Ardeola bacchus · 393 records
Rufous Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus · 325 records
Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis · 181 records
Javan Pond-Heron
Ardeola speciosa · 102 records
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca · 63 records
Madagascar Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae · 10 records