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African Green-backed heron (African Green heron) (Black-capped bittern) | Agami heron (Chestnut-bellied heron) SA | American bittern (North American bittern) NA | American black-crowned night-heron NA,SA | American great white egret (American great egret) SA,NA | Arabian reef-egret (Indian reef heron) (Red Sea reef-heron) EU | Australasian bittern | Australian rufous night-heron | Bancroft's night heron | Bare-throated tiger-heron (Mexican Tiger-bittern) SA | Black bittern (Yellow-necked bittern) | Black heron EU | Black-crowned night heron (Nominate subspecies) EU ,SA,nEU,AS,AF,NA | Black-headed heron | Boat-billed heron (No Subspecific status) EU ,nEU,NA,AS,SA | Capped heron SA | Cayenne night heron | Chinese egret (Swinhoe's egret) | Chinese pond-heron | Cinnamon bittern | Cocoi heron (White-necked heron) SA | Common Grey heron EU ,nEU,AS | Common Little bittern (Little bittern) EU ,nEU | Dwarf bittern (African dwarf bittern) (Rail heron) | Eastern cattle egret AS,NA,AU | Eastern great white egret (Indian great egret) AS,AU | Eastern purple heron EU ,AS | Eurasian bittern (Great bittern) nEU,EU | Eurasian grey heron (No Subspecific status) AS | Fasciated tiger-heron | Goliath heron EU ,AS | Great blue heron (No Subspecific status) NA,SA | Great white egret (Great egret) (No Subspecific status) AS,nEU,NA,SA | Great White heron NA | Great-billed heron (Sumatran heron) AS | Green heron NA | Green-backed heron (No Subspecific status) EU ,nEU,AS | Honduras boat-billed heron EU ,nEU,NA | Indian pond-heron EU ,AS | Indonesian Little egret AS | Intermediate egret (Asian intermediate egret) AS,AU | Japanese night heron AS | Javan pond-heron EU ,NA,AS | Least bittern NA | Little blue heron NA | Little egret (Nominate subspecies) (Common Little egret) EU ,AS,nEU,SA | Madagascar pond-heron (Malagasy pond-heron) EU ,nEU,NA | Malay night-heron (Malayan night-heron) | North-eastern great blue heron | North-western purple heron | Northern Boat-billed heron (Northern boatbill) | Northern Rufescent tiger-heron | Northern Yellow-crowned night-heron | Pacific reef heron (Eastern reef-egret) (Nominate subspecies) | Panama boat-billed heron nEU | Philippine rufous night-heron EU | Pied heron AU | Pinnated bittern (South American bittern) | Purple heron (No Subspecific status) EU ,AS | Reddish egret NA,SA | Rufescent tiger-heron (No Subspecific status) SA | Rufous night-heron (Nankeen heron) (No Subspecific status) AS,EU ,AU | Snowy egret NA,SA | South American night-heron | South-east asian grey heron AS | Southeast Asian green-backed heron | Southern boat-billed heron EU | Southern Rufescent tiger-heron | Squacco heron nEU,EU ,AS | Striated heron (South-American striated bittern) (South-American little bittern) SA,NA | Stripe-backed bittern (Streaked bittern) | Tricolored heron (Louisiana heron) NA | Von Schrenck's bittern (Schrenck's bittern) nEU | Ward's heron | West African reef-egret (West-african reef-heron) | Western cattle egret (Buff-backed heron) EU ,AS,nEU,AF,NA,SA | Western great white egret (Western great egret) EU ,nEU | Western reef egret (Western reef-heron) (No Subspecific status) EU ,AS,AU | Whistling heron SA | White-backed night-heron (Hooded night-heron) | White-crested tiger-heron (White-crested bittern) | White-eared night-heron (Hainan night-heron) (Magnificent night-heron) AS | White-faced Heron EU ,AU | White-necked heron (Pacific heron) | Yellow-billed egret (African intermediate egret) | Yellow-crowned night-heron (Crowned night heron) (No Subspecific status) NA,SA | Zigzag heron (Vermiculated heron) | |
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White-crested tiger-heron (White-crested bittern)
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Tigriornis leucolopha (Syn.: Tigriornis leucolophus)
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(JARDINE, 1846) |
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| Number of Subspecies: | 00 | Information Source for Taxonomy: | del Hoyo & Collar (2014) Illustrated Checklist of the Birds ot the World, Vol. 1, Non-passerines | Body length: | 56 - 81 cm | IUCN status: | LC (Least Concern) |
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