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 […]

Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis)

[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Threskiornithidae | [latin] Mesembrinibis cayennensis | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Green Ibis | [FR] Ibis vert | [DE] Grunibis | [ES] Ibis Verde | [NL] Groene Ibis Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Threskiornis is a genus of , wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. They occur in the warmer parts of […]

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 […]

Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea)

[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Threskiornithidae | [latin] Pseudibis gigantea | [authority] Oustalet, 1877 | [UK] Giant Ibis | [FR] Ibis geant | [DE] Riesenibis | [ES] Ibis Gigante | [NL] Reuzenibis Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The bird genus Pseudibis consists of two South-East Asian species in the ibis subfamily, Threskiornithinae. The Giant Ibis is also […]