Order: Ciconiiformes | Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds suck as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in India.
The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae,...
The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small white heron. It is the Old World...
The Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little...
The Western Reef Heron, Egretta gularis, also known as the Western Reef Egret,...
The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wading bird in the heron family...
The Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, or Yellow-billed Egret (Mesophoyx...
The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of...
The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family...
The Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta) is a white heron of the genus Ardea....
The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to...
