Herons
Changde Wu 2019-04-28
Herons
Florida sea shore, centrated with common herons (Great Egret,Great Blue Heron, and Snowy Egret) and Brown Pelican
There are more specics in the heron family than you think. However, the most common types are blue heron, great egret and snowy egret. Other specics are not that common, some only occurs in the Florida. Although not exhaustive, this page documents most of them. The classification of herons are still not decisive, the following table lists the herons in this page and their scientific names. The great white heron, appears mostly in southern Florida, is a little bit tricky for ornithologiests. It used to be great blue heron in white morph. However, more recent studies suggest that it in specices of its own.
Scientific Classification of Ardeidae Family
| Family | Genus | Species | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardeidae | Ardea | herodias | Great Blue Heron |
| alba | Great Egret | ||
| ??? | Great White Heron | ||
| Botaurus | lentiginosus | American Bittern | |
| Egretta | caerulea | Little Blue Heron | |
| rufescens | Reddish Egret | ||
| thula | Tricolored Heron | ||
| tricolor | Snowy Egret | ||
| Nyctanassa | nycticorax | Black-Crowned Night Heron | |
| violacea | Yellow-Crowned Night Heron |
(1) Great Blue Heron
P1
P2
(2) Great White Heron
P3
P4
(3) Great Egret
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10
(4) Snowy Egret
P11
P12
P13
P14
(5) Little Blue Heron
P15
P16
P17
P18
P19 Yes, it is a Little Blue Heron, juvenile with all white feathers
(6) Reddish Heron
P20
P21
P22
(7) Green Heron
P23
P24
P25
P26
P27
(8) Tricolorred Heron
P28
P29
P30
(9) Yellow Crowned Night-Heron
P31
(10) Black-Crowned Night-Heron
P32
(11) American Bittern
P33
Great Blue Heron
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