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Family: Ardeidae



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12 species (see list below)
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Ardea goliath
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Max. Length 130 cm TL
 
Ardea herodias
[Great blue heron]
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Ardeola idae
[]
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Butorides striata
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Egretta eulophotes
[Chinese egret]
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Egretta garzetta
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Egretta gularis
[]
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Egretta novaehollandiae
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Egretta rufescens
[]

Photo by Agaban, "CHAI"

Indo-West Pacific

Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)

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Egretta sacra
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Egretta tricolor
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Mesophoyx intermedia
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ardea goliath Western Indian Ocean. 1827
Ardea herodias Great blue heron Northeast Pacific 130 TL 1758
Ardeola idae Western Indian Ocean. 1860
Butorides striata Southwest Atlantic and In 1758
Egretta eulophotes Chinese egret Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Egretta garzetta Indo-West Pacific 1766
Egretta gularis Western Indian Ocean 1792
Egretta novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific 1790
Egretta rufescens Western Central Atlantic 1789
Egretta sacra Indo-West Pacific 1789
Egretta tricolor Western Central Atlantic 1776
Mesophoyx intermedia Indo-West Pacific 1829



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