Common Name	Scientific Name	No. Subspecies	Length in cms	Distribution
Whistling Heron	Syrigma sibilatrix	1	53-61	S. America
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	1	69-81	S. USA to C. America
Pied Egret	Egretta plicata	0	-48	Australia, New Guinea
Slaty Egret	Egretta vinaceigula	0	-43	Transvaal
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca	0	48-50	Africa
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	1	60-70	S. USA to Northern S. America
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae	0	-66	Australasia
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	0	64-71	S. USA to Central S. America
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	3	55-65	Africa, Europe to Japan to Australia
Western Reef-Egret	Egretta gularis	1	55-66	Africa
Dimorphic Egret	Egretta dimorpha	0	55-67	Madagasca
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	1	56-66	S. USA to Northern S. America
Chinese Egret	Egretta eulophotes	0	-68	China
Pacific Reef-Egret	Egretta sacra	1	-58	S.E. Asia to Australia, New Zealand
Capped Heron	Pilherodius pileatus	0	51-59	Central and N. South America
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	3	90-98	Africa, Europe to Japan
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	4	97-137	C. and N. America, Galapagos
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	0	97-127	S. America
Pacific Heron	Ardea pacifica	0	76-107	Australia
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	0	-92	S. Africa
Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	0	-100	Madagasca, Aldabra Is.
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath	0	-140	Africa
Imperial Heron	Ardea imperialis	0	-127	Sikkim to Burma
Great-billed Heron	Ardea sumatrana	1	-115	S. E. Asia
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	2	-79	S. Europe to Japan, Africa
Great Egret	Casmerodius albus	5	85-102	Pan Tropical
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	2	65-72	Africa to S. E. Asia to Australia
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	1	-50	Europe to S. E. Asia, Africa, Americas
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	0	-45	S. Europe to Africa
Indian Pond-Heron	Ardeola grayii	0	-46	India
Chinese Pond-Heron	Ardeola bacchus	0	-45	China and S.E. Asia
Javan Pond-Heron	Ardeola speciosa	1	-45	Borneo, Sumatra, Java
Madagascar Pond-Heron	Ardeola idae	0	-45	E. Africa, Madagasca
Rufous-bellied Heron	Ardeola rufiventris	0	-39	Africa
Striated Heron	Butorides striatus	30	-40	World wide (Tropical)
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	0	-40	E. North America, Panama
Galapagos Heron	Butorides sundevalli	0	-40	Galapagos Is.
Agami Heron	Agamia agami	0	-76	Central and Northern S. America
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	5	55-70	California to S. America, Galapagos
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	3	58-65	Americas, Holland to Japan, Africa
Rufous Night-Heron	Nycticorax caledonicus	4	-59	S.E. Asian Islands
White-backed Night-Heron	Gorsachius leuconotus	0	50-55	Senegal to Natal
White-eared Night-Heron	Gorsachius magnificus	0	-54	S.E. China
Japanese Night-Heron	Gorsachius goisagi	0	-49	China, Japan, Philippines
Malayan Night-Heron	Gorsachius melanolophus	4	-49	India to S. E. Asia
Boat-billed Heron	Cochlearius cochlearia	4	45-51	C. and S. America
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma mexicanum	0	71-81	C. America
Fasciated Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma fasciatum	2	-66	S. America
Rufescent Tiger-Heron	Tigrisoma lineatum	1	66-76	C. and S. America
Forest Bittern	Zonerodius heliosylus	0	-71	New Guinea
White-crested Tiger Bittern	Tigriornis leucolophus	0	66-80	Africa
Zigzag Heron	Zebrilus undulatus	0		Brazil

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