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Family: Herons, bitterns

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Photos from the Familie Ardeidae (Reigers).

Below is an overview of all Species that I have photos of in my collection. Click on the images for more about the selected Family.

Ardea alba

Great egret

Grote zilverreiger

Ardea cinerea

Grey heron

Blauwe reiger

Ardea cocoi

Cocoi heron

Sokoireiger

Ardea goliath

Goliath heron

Reuzenreiger

Ardea herodias

Great blue heron

Amerikaanse blauwe reiger

Ardea melanocephala

Black-headed heron

Zwartkopreiger

Ardea purpurea

Purple heron

Purperreiger

Ardeola grayii

Indian pond heron

Indische ralreiger

Ardeola ralloides

Squacco heron

Ralreiger

Botaurus lentiginosus

American bittern

Noord-amerikaanse roerdomp

Bubulcus coromandus

Eastern cattle egret

Oostelijke koereiger

Bubulcus ibis

Western cattle egret

Koereiger

Butorides striata

Striated heron

Mangrovereiger

Butorides sundevalli

Lava heron

Galápagosreiger

Butorides virescens

Green heron

Groene reiger

Dupetor flavicollis

Black bittern

Zwarte woudaap

Egretta caerulea

Little blue heron

Kleine blauwe reiger

Egretta garzetta

Little egret

Kleine zilverreiger

Egretta intermedia

Intermediate egret

Middelste zilverreiger

Egretta rufescens

Reddish egret

Roodhalsreiger

Egretta thula

Snowy egret

Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored heron

Witbuikreiger

Ixobrychus sinensis

Yellow bittern

Chinese woudaap

Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned night heron

Geelkruinkwak

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned night heron

Kwak

Syrigma sibilatrix

Whistling heron

Fluitreiger

Tigrisoma fasciatum

Fasciated tiger heron

Gestreepte tijgerroerdomp