[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ciconiidae | [latin] Leptoptilos dubius | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Greater Adjutant | [FR] Marabout argala | [DE] Grosser Adjutant | [ES] Marabu Argala | [NL] Indische Maraboe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Leptoptilos dubius OR n India Genus Leptoptilos is a genus of very large tropical storks. Two […]
Category: Ciconiiformes
Great Egret (ardea alba)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] ardea alba | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Great Egret | [FR] Grande Aigrette | [DE] Silberreiher | [ES] Garza Blanca | [NL] Grote Zilverreiger Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, plain-hued, crested members of the genus […]
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea herodias | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Great Blue Heron | [FR] Grand Heron | [DE] Kanadareiher | [ES] Garza Azulada | [NL] Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, plain-hued, crested members of […]
Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea sumatrana | [authority] Raffles, 1822 | [UK] Great-billed Heron | [FR] Heron typhon | [DE] Russreiher | [ES] Garza de Sumatra | [NL] Sumatraanse Reiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea sumatrana OR, AU Southeast Asia to n Australia Genus Best known of the typical herons […]
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Butorides virescens | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Green Heron | [FR] Heron vert | [DE] Grunreiher | [ES] Garcita verdosau | [NL] Groene Reiger Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Butorides is a genus of small herons. It contains three similar species, the Green Heron or Green-backed Heron, Butorides […]
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Botaurus stellaris | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Great Bittern | [FR] Butor etoile | [DE] Rohrdommel | [ES] Mirasol Comun | [NL] Roerdomp Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. It has a single […]
Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Tigrisoma fasciatum | [authority] Such, 1825 | [UK] Fasciated Tiger Heron | [FR] Onore fascie | [DE] Streifenreiher | [ES] Avetigre Oscura | [NL] Gestreepte Tijgerroerdomp Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Tigrisoma consists of 4 Heron species native to South and Central America. These birds are rather […]
Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Zonerodius heliosylus | [authority] Lesson, 1828 | [UK] Forest Bittern | [FR] Onore phaeton | [DE] Bindenreiher | [ES] Avetigre Papua | [NL] Nieuwguinese Tijgerroerdomp Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Forest Bittern, Zonerodius heliosylus, is a bird indigenous to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the only […]
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ardea goliath | [authority] Cretzschmar, 1827 | [UK] Goliath Heron | [FR] Heron goliath | [DE] Goliathreiher | [ES] Garza Goliat | [NL] Reuzenreiger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Ardea goliath AF widespread Genus Best known of the typical herons are the very large, long-legged and long-necked, […]
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Threskiornithidae | [latin] Platalea leucorodia | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Eurasian Spoonbill | [FR] Spatule blanche | [DE] Loffler | [ES] Espatula de Eurasia | [NL] Lepelaar Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Platelea or Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the […]