Ardeidae

Ixobrychus exilis Common name: least bittern (en); socoí-vermelho (pt); petit blongios (fr); avetorillo panamericano (es); Amerikanische zwergdommel (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: This species is found from south-eastern Canada and the eastern, southern and south-western United States, through Central America and into the coasts and along the main rivers and wetlands of South…

Egretta eulophotes Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:Chinese egret (en); garça-chinesa (pt); aigrette de Chine (fr); garceta china (es); schneereiher (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ArdeidaeRange:These birds breed in small islands off the coasts of South Korea, North Korea and across the border into north-eastern China and south-eastern Russia. They migrate south to winter in Vietnam, the…

Tigrisoma lineatum Photo by Alejandro Tabini (Birding Peru) Common name: rufescent tiger-heron (en); socó-boi (pt); onoré rayé (fr); hocó colorado (es); marmorreiher (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: These birds are found from southern Guatemala down to Ecuador, Brazil, northern Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina. Size: They are 66-76 cm long and weigh 800-900 g….

Egretta sacra Photo by Peter Strauss (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: eastern reef-egret (en); garça-dos-recifes-oriental (pt); aigrette sacrée (fr); garceta costera oriental (es); riffreiher (de) Taxonomy: Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae Range: This species is found along the western Pacific coast, from Japan down to Thailand and all the way to Bangladesh and India. Then south,…