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Malagasy pond heron: Ardeola idae (Hartlaub, 1860) 55 Indian pond heron: Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) 56 Chinese pond heron: Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte, 1855) 57 Javan pond heron: Ardeola speciosa (Horsfield, 1821) 58 White-necked heron: Ardea pacifica Latham, 1801: 59 Great egret: Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758: 60 Yellow-billed egret: Ardea ...
Herons are various species of birds within the bird family Ardeidae. They are members of differing genera and are grouped here for simplicity only. Subcategories
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
There are an additional 146 species whose presence in the United States is only within one or more U.S. territories; some of those species have become extinct. The total number of bird species on the list is 1267 (i.e. the 1120 bird species found in the 50 states and District of Columbia, plus the 146 species found only in the U.S. territories).
The Indian pond heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent , Burma , and Sri Lanka . They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost close to human habitations.
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Indiana. This list of birds of Indiana includes species documented in the U.S. state of Indiana and accepted by the Indiana Bird Records Committee (IBRC) of the Indiana Audubon Society. As of January 2022, there were 422 species included in the official list. [1]
[1] These pond herons are stocky species with a short neck, short thick bill, typically buff or brownish back, and coloured or streaked fore neck and breast. In summer, adults may have long neck feathers. Ardeola herons are transformed in flight, looking very white due to the brilliant white wings. Their breeding habitat is marshy wetlands ...
Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 74 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus Botaurus are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron , or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus Zebrilus , form a ...