Colors and Biogeographic Realms

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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on 'Taxonomy in Flux (TiF)' by John H. Boyd III.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

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Our Policies

  • Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
  • We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
  • Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
  • Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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ARDEIFORMES

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Covering : Ardeidae

FEATURED PHOTOS

Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.

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Eastern Great Egret (Ardeinae - Casmerodius modestus). Photo: 08/2003, Darwin, Australia.
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Malayan Night-Heron (Nycticoracinae - Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo: 06/2008, Guangziling, Taiwan.
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Purple Heron (Ardeinae - Ardea purpurea). Photo: 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticoracinae - Nycticorax nycticorax). Photo: 07/2010, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Little Egret (Ardeinae - Egretta garzetta). Photo: 11/2007, Penghu Is., Taiwan.
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Eastern Cattle Egret & Little Egrets (Ardeinae - Bubulcus coromandus & Egretta garzetta). Photo: 11/2007, Penghu Is., Taiwan.
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Grey Heron (Ardeinae - Ardea cinerea). Photo: 05/2006, Kumamoto, Japan.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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    Boat-billed Heron (Cochleariinae - Cochlearius cochlearius).
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    Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticoracinae - Nycticorax nycticorax).
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    Great Egret Group (Ardeinae - Casmerodius sp.).
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    Grey Heron (Ardeinae - Ardea cinerea).
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    Purple Heron (Ardeinae - Ardea purpurea).
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    Eastern & Western Cattle Egrets (Ardeinae - Bubulcus coromandus & B. ibis).
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    Little Egret (Ardeinae - Egretta garzetta).
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    Pacific Reef-Heron (Ardeinae - Egretta sacra).
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    Tricolored Heron (Ardeinae - Egretta tricolor).
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    Little Blue Heron (Ardeinae - Egretta caerulea).
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    Striated Heron (Ardeinae - Butorides striata).
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    Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeinae - Ardeola bacchus).
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    Yellow Bittern [1] (Botaurinae - Ixobrychus sinensis). 07/2002, Chiba, Japan.
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    Yellow Bittern [2] (Botaurinae - Ixobrychus sinensis). 07/2002, Chiba, Japan.
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    Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurinae. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus). Photo : 12/2002, Iriomote Is., Japan.
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    Intermediate Egret [1] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo : 04/2003, Ibaraki, Japan.
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    White-necked Heron (Ardeinae. Ardea pacifica). Photo : 08/2003, Darwin, Australia.
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    Pied Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Egretta picata). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Pied Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Egretta picata). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Pied Heron [3] (Ardeinae. Egretta picata). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Nankeen Night-Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Nycticorax caledonicus). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Nankeen Night-Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Nycticorax caledonicus). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Nankeen Night-Heron [3] (Juvenile. Ardeinae. Nycticorax caledonicus). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    White-faced Heron (Ardeinae. Egretta novaehollandiae). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Snowy Egret [1] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 08/2004, Weg Naar See, Suriname.
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    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [1] (Juvenile. Nycticoracinae. Nycticorax violacea cayennensis). Photo : 08/2004, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Rufescent Tiger-Heron [1] (Tigriornithinae. Tigrisoma lineatum). Photo : 08/2004, Peperpot, Suriname.
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    Capped Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Pilherodius pileatus). Photo : 08/2004, Foengoe Is., Suriname.
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    Black-headed Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Ardea melanocephala). Photo : 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.
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    White-backed Night-Heron (Nycticoracinae. Calherodius leuconotus). Photo : 08/2005, Divundu, Namibia.
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    Squacco Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Ardeola ralloides). Photo : 08/2005, Divundu, Namibia.
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    Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeinae. Ardeola rufiventris). Photo : 08/2005, Divundu, Namibia.
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    Goliath Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Ardea goliath). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Goliath Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Ardea goliath). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Goliath Heron [3] (Ardeinae. Ardea goliath). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Goliath Heron [4] (Ardeinae. Ardea goliath). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Goliath Heron [5] (Ardeinae. Ardea goliath). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Malayan Night-Heron [1] (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo : 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan.
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    Malayan Night-Heron [2] (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo : 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan.
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    Malayan Night-Heron [3] (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo : 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan.
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    Malayan Night-Heron [4] (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo : 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan.
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    Great Blue Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Ardea herodias). Photo : 08/2008, San Pedro River Preserve, AZ, USA.
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    Great Blue Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Ardea herodias). Photo : 08/2008, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Cinnamon Bittern [2] (Botaurinae. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus). Photo : 08/2008, Cát Tiên NP., Vietnam.
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    Intermediate Egret [2] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo : 09/2009, Huế, Vietnam.
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    Intermediate Egret [3] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo : 09/2009, Huế, Vietnam.
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    Malayan Night-Heron [5] (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius melanolophus). Photo : 06/2010, Taitung Province, Taiwan.
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    Squacco Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Ardeola ralloides). Photo : 08/2010, Camargue, France.
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    Black-headed Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Ardea melanocephala). Photo : 02/2011, Djibouti CIty, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [1] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2011, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2011, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [3] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2011, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Intermediate Egret [4] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo: 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeinae. Ardeola grayii). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Cinnamon Bittern [3] (Botaurinae. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus). Photo : 07/2011, Anawilundawa BR., Sri Lanka.
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    Intermediate Egret [5] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo: 02/2012, Kita Daitô Is., Japan.
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    Western Reef-Heron [4] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [5] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [6] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Western Reef-Heron [7] (Ardeinae. Egretta gularis). Photo : 02/2012, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
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    Intermediate Egret [6] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo : 05/2015, Koshiki Is., Japan.
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    Intermediate Egret [7] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo: 11/2015, Fukuoka, Japan.
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    Intermediate Egret [8] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo: 09/2016, Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
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    Japanese Night-Heron (Nycticoracinae. Gorsachius goisagi). Photo : 05/2017, Nagano, Japan.
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    Cocoi Heron (Ardeinae. Ardea cocoi). Photo : 08/2017, Tonka Is., Suriname.
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    Fasciated Tiger-Heron (Tigriornithinae. Tigrisoma fasciatum). Photo : 08/2017, Fredberg, Suriname.
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    Least Bittern (Botaurinae. Botaurus exilis). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Little Blue Heron [8] with Boat-billed Heron (Egretta caerulea with Cochlearius cochlearius). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Little Blue Heron [9] with Boat-billed Heron (Egretta caerulea with Cochlearius cochlearius). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [2] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [3] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [4] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Capped Heron [2] (Ardeinae. Pilherodius pileatus). Photo : 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Capped Heron [3] (Ardeinae. Pilherodius pileatus). Photo : 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Capped Heron [4] (Ardeinae. Pilherodius pileatus). Photo : 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Rufescent Tiger-Heron [2] (Tigriornithinae. Tigrisoma lineatum). Photo : 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [5] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [6] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Snowy Egret [7] (Ardeinae. Egretta thula). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [2] (Nycticoracinae. Nycticorax violacea cayennensis). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [3] (Nycticoracinae. Nycticorax violacea cayennensis). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [4] (Nycticoracinae. Nycticorax violacea cayennensis). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [5] (Nycticoracinae. Nycticorax violacea cayennensis). Photo : 09/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Intermediate Egret [9] (Ardeinae. Mesophoyx intermedia). Photo: 09/2020, Suwa Lake, Nagano, Japan.

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