Parvorder: Ciconiida
Superfamily: Ardeioidea
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
►► Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Melanophoyx
English: Egret ↔ Heron, Red-throated Egret, Brown-throated Egret
French: Aigrette vineuse
German: Braunkehlreiher
Spanish: Garceta Gorgirroja
►► Egretta ardesiaca Black Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Ardea ↔ Melanophoyx
English: Egret ↔ Heron
French: Aigrette ardoisée
German: Glockenreiher
Spanish: Garceta Azabache
Audio Recordings: G0069, C05-07B
►► Egretta thula Snowy Egret
Alternative: Ardea thula
French: Aigrette neigeuse
German: Schumuckreiher
Spanish: Garceta Nivea
► E. t. brewsteri = PROBABLE SUBSPECIES
►► Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron
Generic: Egretta ↔ Ardea ↔ Florida
French: Aigrette bleue
German: Blaureiher
Spanish: Garceta Azul
►► Egretta garzetta Little Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Ardea garzetta
French: Aigrette garzette
German: Seidenreiher (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
Spanish: Garceta Común (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
Audio Recordings: G0067, C01-27
► E. g. garzetta
►► Egretta gularis Western Reef Heron
Generic: Egretta ↔ Ardea ↔ Demigretta ↔ Lepterodias
Scientific: E. garzetta gularis
English: Reef Heron ↔ Reef Egret, Reef Heron
French: Aigrette des récifs
German: Seidenreiher (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
Spanish: Garceta Común (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
Audio Recording: CO1-26
► E. g. gularis
English: West African Reef Heron
Subsumed Species: Egretta gularis
► E. g. asha
Scientific: asha ↔ schistacea
English: Red Sea Reef Heron
►► Egretta dimorpha Dimorphic Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Demigretta
Scientific: E. gularis dimorpha, E. garzetta dimorpha
English: Reef-Egret ↔ Reef Heron, Mascarene Reef-Egret, Madagascar Reef-Egret, Dimorphic Heron
French: Aigrette dimorphe
German: Seidenreiher (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
Spanish: Garceta Común (E. garzetta, E. gularis and E. dimorpha)
►► Egretta intermedia Yellow-billed Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Mesophoyx ↔ Ardea ↔ Casmerodius ↔ Herodias
Specific: intermedia ↔ intermedius
English: Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, Smaller Egret
French: Héron intermédiaire, Aigrette intermédiaire
German: Mittelreiher
Spanish: Garceta Intermedia
Audio Recordings: G0068, C05-08A
► E. i. brachyrhyncha
Subspecific: brachyrhyncha ↔ brachyrhynchus ↔ brachyrhynchos
►► Egretta albus Great White Egret
Generic: Egretta ↔ Casmerodius ↔ Ardea
English: Egret ↔ Heron, Great Egret, Large Egret, White Egret
French: Grande Aigrette
German: Silberreiher
Spanish: Garceta Grande
Audio Recordings: G0066, C-01-28
► C. a. melanorhynchos
Subspecific: melanorhynchos ↔ melanorhyncha ↔ melanorhynchus
English: African Great White Egret
► C. a. albus
Genus: Ardea
►► Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
French: Héron cendré
German: Graureiher
Spanish: Garza Real
Audio Recording: G0062, C01-30, C01-31
► A. c. cinerea
► A. c. monicae
Subsumed Species: Ardea monicae
► A. c. firasa
English: Comoro Grey Heron
Subsumed Species: Ardea johannae
►► Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron
French: Héron mélanocéphale
German: Schwarzhalsreiher
Spanish: Garza Cabecinegra
Audio Recordings: G0063, C05-8B
►► Ardea goliath Goliath Heron
French: Héron goliath
German: Goliathreiher
Spanish: Garza Goliat
Audio Recordings: G0064, C05-09A
►► Ardea purpurea Purple Heron
Generic: Ardea ↔ Pyrrherodia
French: Héron pourpré
German: Purpurreiher
Spanish: Garza Imperial
Audio Recordings: G0065, C01-29
► A. p. purpurea
► A. p. madagascariensis
English: Madagascar Purple Heron
► A. p. bournei
Subsumed Species: Ardea bournei
English: Cape Verde Heron
►► Ardea humbloti Madagascar Heron
English: Humblot’s Heron
French: Héron de Humblot
German: Madagaskarreiher
Spanish: Garza Mlagache
Genus: Bubulcus
►► Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Generic: Bubulcus ↔ Ardea ↔ Egretta ↔ Ardeola
English: Buff-backed Heron
French: Héron garde-boeufs
German: Kuhreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Bueyera
Audio Recordings: G0071, C01-25
► B. i. ibis
► B. i. seychellarum
Genus: Ardeola
►► Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron
Generic: Ardeola ↔ Ardea
English: Squacco Heron ↔ Squacco-Heron, Common Squacco Heron
French: Crabier chevelu
German: Rallenreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Cangrejera
Audio Recordings: G0072, C01-24
►► Ardeola idae Madagascar Pond Heron
Generic: Ardeola ↔ Ardea
Scientific: A. ralloides idae
English: Pond Heron ↔ Pond-Heron ↔ Squacco Heron ↔ Squacco-Heron, Malagasy Pond Heron
French: Crabier blanc, Héron Crabier blanc
German: Dickschnabelreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Malgache
Audio Recordings: G0073, C05-06B
►► Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron
Generic: Ardeola ↔ Ardea ↔ Erythrocnus ↔ Butorides
French: Crabier à ventre roux, Héron à ventre roux
German: Rotbauchreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Ventrirroja
►► Ardeola grayii Indian Pond Heron
Generic: Ardeola ↔ Ardea
English: Pond Heron ↔ Pond-Heron ↔ Pond Bird ↔ Pond-Bird ↔ Pondbird ↔ Paddy Bird ↔ Paddy-Bird ↔ Paddybird, Pond Heron
French: Crabier de Gray
German: Paddyreiher
Spanish: Garcilla India
Genus: Butoridea
►► Butorides striata Green-backed Heron
Generic: Butorides ↔ Ardea ↔ Ardeola ↔ Nycticorax
Specific: striata ↔ striatus
English: Green-backed Heron ↔ Striated Heron ↔ Green Heron
French: Héron strié, Héron à dos vert; Héron vert
German: Mangrovereiher
Spanish: Garcita Verdosa
Audio Recordings: G0074, C05-07A
► B. s. atricapilla
Subspecific: atricapilla ↔ atricapillus
English: African Green-backed Heron
Subsumed Species: Butorides atricapilla
► B. s. brevipes
English: Red Sea Green-backed Heron
Subsumed Species: Butorides brevipes
► B. s. rutenbergi
English: Madagascar Green-backed Heron
Subsumed Species: Butorides rutenbergi
► B. s. crawfordi
English: Assumption Green-backed Heron
Subsumed Species: Butorides crawfordi
► B. s. rhizophorae
English: Comoros Green-backed Heron
► B. s. degens
English: Seychelles Green-backed Heron
Genus: Nycticorax
►► Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron
Generic: Nycticorax ↔ Ardea
English: Black-capped Night Heron, Night Heron
French: Bihoreau gris
German: Nachtreiher
Spanish: Martinete Común
Audio Recordings: G0076, C01-23
► N. n. nycticorax
Genus: Tigriornis
►► Tigriornis leucolopha White-crested Tiger Heron
Specific: leucolopha ↔ leucolophus
English: White-crested Bittern, White-crested Tiger-Bittern, African Bittern
French: Onoré à huppe blanche
German: Weißschopfreiher
Spanish: Avetigre Africana
Audio Recording: C05-05B
Genus: Gorsachius
►► Gorsachius leuconotus White-backed Night Heron
Generic: Gorsachius ↔ Nycticorax ↔ Ardea ↔ Calherodias
French: Bihoreau à dos blanc
German: Weißrückenreiher
Spanish: Martinete Encapuchado
Audio Recordings: G0077, C05-06A
Subsumed Subspecies: G. l. leuconotus
Subsumed Subspecies: G. l. natalensis
Genus: Ixobrychus
►► Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern
Generic: Ixobrychus ↔ Ardea ↔ Ardeola
Specific: minutus ↔ minuta
French: Blongios nain
German: Zwergdommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Común
Audio Recording: G0078, C01-22
► I. m. payesii
English: Red-necked Little Bittern
Subsumed Species: Ixobrychus payesii
► I. m. minutus
► I. m. podiceps
English: Madagascar Little Bittern
►► Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern
Generic: Ixobrychus ↔ Ardea ↔ Ardeirallus
English: Rail Heron, African Dwarf Bittern
French: Blongios de Sturm
German: Graurückendommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Plomizo
Audio Recordings: G0079, C05-05A
►► Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow Bittern
Generic: Ixobrychus ↔ Ardea
English: Chinese Little Bittern, Long-nosed Bittern
French: Blongios de Chine
German: Chinadommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Chino
►► Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bittern
Generic: Ixobrychus ↔ Ardea
Specific: cinnamomeus ↔ cinnamomea
English: Chestnut Bittern
French: Blongios cannelle
German: Zimtdommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Canelo
Genus: Botaurus
►► Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern
Generic: Botaurus ↔ Ardea
English: Common Bittern, Bittern
French: Butor étoilé
Audio Recording: C01-21, G0080
► B. s. stellaris
English: European Bittern, Eurasian Bittern
► B. s. capensis
English: Cape Bittern