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Order Species Family Scientific name Breeding subregions Nonbreeding subregions - PELECANIFORMES   Agami Heron (VU)  i    Ardeidae    Agamia agami  MA, SA e Mexico to Amazonia  American Bittern i    Ardeidae    Botaurus lentiginosus  NA widespread  Ascension Night Heron (EX)  i    Ardeidae    Nycticorax olsoni †  AO Ascension I.  Australasian Bittern (EN)  i    Ardeidae    Botaurus poiciloptilus  AU sw, se Australia, 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 south 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 south 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 the east  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, Australasia  Eurasian Bittern i    Ardeidae    Botaurus stellaris  EU widespread  Fasciated Tiger Heron i    Ardeidae    Tigrisoma fasciatum  MA, SA Costa Rica to n Bolivia, se SA  Forest Bittern (NT)  i    Ardeidae    Zonerodius heliosylus  AU New Guinea  Goliath Heron i    Ardeidae    Ardea goliath  AF, EU widespread in Africa south 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 Southeast Asia to n Australia  Green Heron i    Ardeidae    Butorides virescens  NA, MA e and 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, Maldive Islands  Intermediate Egret i    Ardeidae    Ardea intermedia  OR, AF, AU widespread  Japanese Night Heron (EN)  i    Ardeidae    Gorsachius goisagi  EU Japan  Javan Pond Heron i    Ardeidae    Ardeola speciosa  OR se  Lava Heron i    Ardeidae    Butorides sundevalli  SA Galápagos Islands  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, 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, Aldabra Island  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 Southeast 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, 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, Korea, 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 and Latin America.  Western Reef Heron i    Ardeidae    Egretta gularis  AF, EU, OR w AF, ne AF to w India, Sri Lanka  Whistling Heron i    Ardeidae    Syrigma sibilatrix  SA n, sc, se  White-backed Night Heron i U    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 DR Congo  White-eared Night Heron (EN)  i    Ardeidae    Gorsachius magnificus  OR s, e China, n Vietnam  White-faced Heron i    Ardeidae    Egretta novaehollandiae  AU widespread  White-necked Heron i    Ardeidae    Ardea pacifica  AU Australia, 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 wsw Ethiopia to se DR Congo 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, 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 south of the Sahara  Peruvian Pelican (NT)  i    Pelecanidae    Pelecanus thagus  SA coastal Peru and Chile  Pink-backed Pelican i    Pelecanidae    Pelecanus rufescens  AF widespread south tof the Sahara  Spot-billed Pelican (NT)  i    Pelecanidae    Pelecanus philippensis  OR se India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra  Hamerkop i    Scopidae    Scopus umbretta  AF also sw Arabian Peninsula  African Sacred Ibis i    Threskiornithidae    Threskiornis aethiopicus  AF Africa south of the Sahara, Iraq  African Spoonbill i    Threskiornithidae    Platalea alba  AF widespread south of the Sahara  American White Ibis i    Threskiornithidae    Eudocimus albus  NA, MA, SA s USA, Caribbean, 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, s Argentina  Black-faced Spoonbill (EN)  i    Threskiornithidae    Platalea minor  EU Korea, ne China  Black-headed Ibis (NT)  i    Threskiornithidae    Threskiornis melanocephalus  OR India, Southeast 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, 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, 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, Nepal  Reunion Ibis (EX)  i    Threskiornithidae    Threskiornis solitarius †  IO La Réunion  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 and 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 DR Congo  Straw-necked Ibis i    Threskiornithidae    Threskiornis spinicollis  AU sc New Guinea, Australia  Wattled Ibis i U    Threskiornithidae    Bostrychia carunculata  AF Ethiopia, 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, Borneo  Yellow-billed Spoonbill i    Threskiornithidae    Platalea flavipes  AU Australia 84%   94 species of 118 (7 extinct).   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.   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