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Egrets, Herons and their Allies


Slide Set

This set of covers 22 species of ciconiiformes found in the US and Canada. Multiple slides of some species represent age related or geographic variation in plumage.

Common Name Scientific Name  
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus  
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Head shot
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Female
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Male
Green Heron Butorides virescens Adult
Green Heron Butorides virescens Juvenile
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Dark morph
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias White morph
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Dark morph in flight
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Intermediate
Great Egret Ardea albus  
Great Egret Ardea albus In flight
Little Egret Egretta garzetta  
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Breeding
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Foraging
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Adult
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Juvenile
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Breeding
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Foraging
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Dark morph
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens White morph
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Breeding
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Adult
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Juvenile
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Adult
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Juvenile
White Ibis Eudocimus albus Adult
White Ibis Eudocimus albus Juvenile
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber  
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Group foraging
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus  
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi  
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Portrait
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja In flight
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Head shot
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria  
Wood Stork Mycteria americana  
Wood Stork Mycteria americana group at nests
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber  
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber taking flight