family
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Ardeidae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native herons, egrets, and bitterns All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
458,329 observations
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Great Egret
Ardea alba
419,979 observations
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
181,633 observations
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
179,387 observations
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens
136,199 observations
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Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
100,262 observations
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
85,292 observations
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Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
80,256 observations
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Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
60,196 observations
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Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
20,374 observations
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American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
12,427 observations
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Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
6,664 observations