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Family: Ardeidae



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12 species (see list below)
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Ardea goliath
[]
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Max. Length 130 cm TL
 
Ardea herodias
[Great blue heron]
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Ardeola idae
[]
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Butorides striata
[]
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Egretta eulophotes
[Chinese egret]
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Egretta garzetta
[]
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Egretta gularis
[]
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Egretta novaehollandiae
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Egretta rufescens
[]

Agaban, "CHAI"

Indo-West Pacific

Egretta sacra(Gmelin, 1789)

Photo by Agaban, "CHAI"
 
Egretta sacra
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Egretta tricolor
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Mesophoyx intermedia
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