Check List -- Regions=Worldwide (118 species) Again?
IUCN and region codes at bottom of page.
Order Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding subregions |
Nonbreeding subregions |
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Agami Heron (VU) i | Ardeidae | Agamia agami | MA, SA | e Mexico to Amazonia |
American Bittern i | Ardeidae | Botaurus lentiginosus | NA | widespread |
Ascension Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax olsoni | AO | Ascension I. |
Australasian Bittern (EN) i | Ardeidae | Botaurus poiciloptilus | AU | sw, se Australia and New Zealand |
Bare-throated Tiger Heron i | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma mexicanum | MA, SA | Mexico to Colombia |
Bermuda Night Heron (EX) i | Ardeidae | Nyctanassa carcinocatactes | AO | Bermuda |
Black Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus flavicollis | OR, AU | widespread |
Black Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta ardesiaca | AF | widespread s of the Sahara |
Black-backed Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus dubius | AU | e, sw Australia |
Black-crowned Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax nycticorax | Worldwide | except AU |
Black-headed Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea melanocephala | AF | widespread s of the Sahara |
Boat-billed Heron i | Ardeidae | Cochlearius cochlearius | MA, SA | wc Mexico to ne Argentina |
Capped Heron i | Ardeidae | Pilherodius pileatus | MA, SA | e Panama to se Brazil |
Chinese Egret (VU) i | Ardeidae | Egretta eulophotes | EU | e Asia |
Chinese Pond Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardeola bacchus | OR | widespread in e |
Cinnamon Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | OR | widespread, also e Asia |
Cocoi Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea cocoi | SA | widespread |
Dimorphic Egret i | Ardeidae | Egretta dimorpha | AF | e, Madagascar |
Dwarf Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus sturmii | AF | widespread |
Eastern Cattle Egret i U | Ardeidae | Bubulcus coromandus | OR | s, e Asia and Australasia |
Eurasian Bittern i | Ardeidae | Botaurus stellaris | EU | widespread |
Fasciated Tiger Heron i | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma fasciatum | MA, SA | Costa Rica to n Bolivia and se SA |
Forest Bittern (NT) i | Ardeidae | Zonerodius heliosylus | AU | New Guinea |
Goliath Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea goliath | AF, EU | widespread in Africa s of the Sahara, Iran and Iraq to India |
Great Blue Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea herodias | NA, MA | widespread |
Great Egret i | Ardeidae | Ardea alba | NA, SA, AF, EU, OR, AU | worldwide |
Great-billed Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea sumatrana | OR, AU | se Asia to n Australia |
Green Heron i | Ardeidae | Butorides virescens | NA, MA | e, c USA to Panama |
Grey Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea cinerea | EU, AF, OR | widespread |
Humblot's Heron (EN) i | Ardeidae | Ardea humbloti | AF | Madagascar |
Indian Pond Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardeola grayii | EU, OR | Persian Gulf to Myanmar and Maldives |
Intermediate Egret i | Ardeidae | Ardea intermedia | OR, AF, AU | widespread |
Japanese Night Heron (VU) i | Ardeidae | Gorsachius goisagi | EU | Japan |
Javan Pond Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardeola speciosa | OR | se |
Lava Heron i | Ardeidae | Butorides sundevalli | SA | Galápagos Is. |
Least Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus exilis | NA, MA, SA | e, sw USA to se Brazil |
Little Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus minutus | EU, AF | s, c Europe to c Asia, nw India and Africa |
Little Blue Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta caerulea | NA, MA, SA | se USA to s Brazil |
Little Egret i | Ardeidae | Egretta garzetta | EU, AF, OR, AU | widespread |
Malagasy Pond Heron (EN) i U | Ardeidae | Ardeola idae | AF | Madagascar and Aldabra I. |
Malayan Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Gorsachius melanolophus | OR | widespread |
Mauritius Night Heron (EX) i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax mauritianus | IO | Mauritius I. |
Nankeen Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax caledonicus | AU | widespread |
New Zealand Bittern (EX) i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus novaezelandiae | AU | South I. (New Zealand) |
Pacific Reef Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta sacra | OR, AU | se Asia to New Zealand |
Pied Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta picata | AU | Sulawesi to n Australia |
Pinnated Bittern i | Ardeidae | Botaurus pinnatus | MA, SA | e Mexico to ne Argentina |
Purple Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea purpurea | EU, OR, AF | widespread |
Reddish Egret (NT) i | Ardeidae | Egretta rufescens | NA, MA | s USA and Caribbean |
Reunion Night Heron (EX) i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax duboisi | IO | La Réunion |
Rodrigues Night Heron (EX) i | Ardeidae | Nycticorax megacephalus | IO | Rodrigues I. |
Rufescent Tiger Heron i | Ardeidae | Tigrisoma lineatum | MA, SA | widespread |
Rufous-bellied Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardeola rufiventris | AF | Uganda and s Kenya to s Angola, n Botswana and e South Africa |
Slaty Egret (VU) i U | Ardeidae | Egretta vinaceigula | AF | Zambia to ne Namibia, n Botswana and w Zimbabwe |
Snowy Egret i | Ardeidae | Egretta thula | NA, MA, SA | widespread |
Squacco Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardeola ralloides | EU, AF | widespread |
Striated Heron i | Ardeidae | Butorides striata | SA, EU, AF, AU | widespread |
Stripe-backed Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus involucris | SA | Colombia to Suriname, s Bolivia and s Brazil to c Chile and c Argentina |
Tricolored Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta tricolor | NA, MA, SA | se USA to n SA |
Von Schrenck's Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | EU | se Siberia, Korean Pen., Japan and e China |
Western Cattle Egret i | Ardeidae | Bubulcus ibis | EU, AF, NA, MA, SA | s Europe to Iran, Africa, Indian Ocean Is., North to South America |
Western Reef Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta gularis | AF, EU, OR | w AF, ne AF to w India and Sri Lanka |
Whistling Heron i | Ardeidae | Syrigma sibilatrix | SA | n, sc, se |
White-backed Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Gorsachius leuconotus | AF | widespread |
White-bellied Heron (CR) i | Ardeidae | Ardea insignis | OR | e Himalayas |
White-crested Tiger Heron i U | Ardeidae | Tigriornis leucolopha | AF | Senegal to Central African Republic and DRCongo |
White-eared Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Gorsachius magnificus | OR | s, e China and n Vietnam |
White-faced Heron i | Ardeidae | Egretta novaehollandiae | AU | widespread |
White-necked Heron i | Ardeidae | Ardea pacifica | AU | Australia and s New Guinea |
Yellow Bittern i | Ardeidae | Ixobrychus sinensis | OR | widespread, also e Asia |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron i | Ardeidae | Nyctanassa violacea | NA, MA, SA | e USA to Peru and e Brazil |
Zigzag Heron (NT) i | Ardeidae | Zebrilus undulatus | SA | Amazonia |
Shoebill (VU) i | Balaenicipitidae | Balaeniceps rex | AF | s Sudan, Uganda and sw Ethiopia to se DRCongo and n Zambia |
American White Pelican i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | NA | sc Canada to c USA |
Australian Pelican i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus conspicillatus | AU | widespread |
Brown Pelican i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus occidentalis | NA, MA, SA | coasts and Caribbean |
Dalmatian Pelican (NT) i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus crispus | EU | se Europe to China |
Great White Pelican i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus onocrotalus | EU, AF | e Europe to c Asia, Africa s of the Sahara |
Peruvian Pelican (NT) i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus thagus | SA | coastal Peru and Chile |
Pink-backed Pelican i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus rufescens | AF | widespread s of the Sahara |
Spot-billed Pelican (NT) i | Pelecanidae | Pelecanus philippensis | OR | se India, Sri Lanka and Sumatra |
Hamerkop i | Scopidae | Scopus umbretta | AF | also sw Arabian Pen. |
African Sacred Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis aethiopicus | AF | Africa s of the Sahara, Iraq |
African Spoonbill i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea alba | AF | widespread s of the Sahara |
American White Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Eudocimus albus | NA, MA, SA | s USA, Caribbean and n SA |
Andean Ibis (NT) i | Threskiornithidae | Theristicus branickii | SA | Andes of Ecuador to n Chile and n Bolivia |
Australian White Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis molucca | AU | widespread |
Bare-faced Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Phimosus infuscatus | SA | widespread |
Black-faced Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Theristicus melanopis | SA | sw Peru, w Chile and s Argentina |
Black-faced Spoonbill (EN) i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea minor | EU | Korean Pen. and ne China |
Black-headed Ibis (NT) i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis melanocephalus | OR | India and se Asia |
Buff-necked Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Theristicus caudatus | SA | widespread |
Crested Ibis (EN) i | Threskiornithidae | Nipponia nippon | EU | ne China |
Eurasian Spoonbill i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea leucorodia | AF, EU, OR | widespread |
Giant Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Pseudibis gigantea | OR | s Vietnam and Cambodia |
Glossy Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis falcinellus | Worldwide | widespread |
Green Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Mesembrinibis cayennensis | MA, SA | Honduras to se Brazil and ne Argentina |
Hadada Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Bostrychia hagedash | AF | widespread |
Madagascan Ibis (NT) i | Threskiornithidae | Lophotibis cristata | AF | Madagascar |
Malagasy Sacred Ibis (EN) i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis bernieri | AF | Madagascar and Aldabra |
Northern Bald Ibis (EN) i | Threskiornithidae | Geronticus eremita | AF | Morocco and Algeria, Middle Eastern population? |
Olive Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Bostrychia olivacea | AF | w, c, e |
Plumbeous Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Theristicus caerulescens | SA | ne Bolivia and s Brazil to ne Argentina and Uruguay |
Puna Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis ridgwayi | SA | n Peru to n Chile and nw Argentina |
Red-naped Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Pseudibis papillosa | OR | India, Pakistan and Nepal |
Reunion Ibis (EX) i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis solitarius | IO | Réunion I. |
Roseate Spoonbill i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea ajaja | NA, MA, SA | s USA to n Argentina |
Royal Spoonbill i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea regia | AU | widespread |
Sao Tome Ibis (CR) i | Threskiornithidae | Bostrychia bocagei | AF | São Tomé |
Scarlet Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Eudocimus ruber | SA | n, e Colombia and e Ecuador to ne Brazil |
Sharp-tailed Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Cercibis oxycerca | SA | e Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and n Brazil |
Southern Bald Ibis (VU) i | Threskiornithidae | Geronticus calvus | AF | South Africa |
Spot-breasted Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Bostrychia rara | AF | Sierra Leone to Ghana, s Nigeria to Gabon and s DRCongo |
Straw-necked Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Threskiornis spinicollis | AU | sc New Guinea and Australia |
Wattled Ibis i U | Threskiornithidae | Bostrychia carunculata | AF | Ethiopia and Eritrea |
White-faced Ibis i | Threskiornithidae | Plegadis chihi | NA, MA, SA | c USA to c Argentina |
White-shouldered Ibis (CR) i | Threskiornithidae | Pseudibis davisoni | OR | s Indochina and Borneo |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill i | Threskiornithidae | Platalea flavipes | AU | Australia |
84% 95 species of 118 (6 extinct).
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IUCN Status Codes |
EX | Extinct |
EW | Extinct in the wild |
CR | Critically Endangered |
EN | Endangered |
VU | Vulnerable |
NT | Near Threatened |
LC | Least Concern |
DD | Data deficient |
NE | Not evaluated |
LC not shown.
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Breeding Range Codes |
AF | Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) |
AN | Antarctica |
AO | Atlantic Ocean |
AU | Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu) |
EU | Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) |
IO | Indian Ocean |
LA | Latin America (Middle and South America) |
MA | Middle America (Mexico through Panama) |
NA | North America (includes the Caribbean) |
NO | Northern oceans |
OR | Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) |
PO | Pacific Ocean |
SA | South America |
SO | Southern oceans |
TO | Temperate oceans |
TrO | Tropical oceans |
Worldwide | Worldwide |
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