Agami heron
Agamia agami
heron
VulnerableThe agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes ...
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32 species found in North America
The heron family includes 32 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
All heron Species
American bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
heron
Least ConcernThe American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and t...
Bare-throated tiger-heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
heron
Least ConcernThe Bare-throated tiger-heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Black-crowned night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
heron
Least ConcernThe Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Boat-billed heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
heron
Least ConcernThe boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family. It is the only member ...
Capped heron
Pilherodius pileatus
heron
Least ConcernThe capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a water bird endemic to the neotropics, inhabiting rainforest from the center of Panama to the south of Bra...
Cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis
heron
Least ConcernThe cattle egrets (formerly genus Bubulcus) are a cosmopolitan clade of herons (family Ardeidae) in the genus Ardea found in the tropics, subtropics, ...
Chinese egret
Egretta eulophotes
heron
VulnerableThe Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860.
Chinese pond-heron
Ardeola bacchus
heron
Least ConcernThe Chinese pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Cocoi heron
Ardea cocoi
heron
Least ConcernThe cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pa...
Fasciated tiger-heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
heron
Least Concernspecies of heron
Gray heron
Ardea cinerea
heron
Least ConcernThe Gray heron (Ardea cinerea) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
heron
Least ConcernThe great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family (Ardeidae), common near shores of open water and wetlands over most o...
Great egret
Ardea alba
heron
Least ConcernThe great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egr...
Green heron
Butorides virescens
heron
Least ConcernThe green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Gree...
Intermediate egret
Ardea intermedia
heron
Least ConcernThe Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Least bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
heron
Least ConcernThe least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. This species was formerly plac...
Little blue heron
Egretta caerulea
heron
Least ConcernThe little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron of the genus Egretta. It is a small, darkly colored heron with a two-toned bill. Juveniles a...
Little egret
Egretta garzetta
heron
Least ConcernThe little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs ...
Pinnated bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
heron
Least ConcernThe Pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Purple heron
Ardea purpurea
heron
Least ConcernThe Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Reddish egret
Egretta rufescens
heron
Near ThreatenedThe Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes. It is classified as Near Threatened.
Rufescent tiger-heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
heron
Least ConcernThe Rufescent tiger-heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Snowy egret
Egretta thula
heron
Least ConcernThe Snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Squacco heron
Ardeola ralloides
heron
Least ConcernThe Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Striated heron
Butorides striata
heron
Least ConcernThe Striated heron (Butorides striata) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Stripe-backed bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
heron
Least ConcernThe Stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor
heron
Least ConcernThe Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Western reef-heron
Egretta gularis
heron
Least ConcernThe Western reef-heron (Egretta gularis) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Whistling heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
heron
Least ConcernThe Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Yellow bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
heron
Least ConcernThe Yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
Yellow-crowned night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
heron
Least ConcernThe Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is a species of bird in the family heron of the order Pelecaniformes.
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