Order Ciconiiformes
Order Ciconiiformes (6 families)
- Family Ardeidae
Heron
- Genus Ardea
Heron
- Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
- Ardea cinerea
Heron
- Ardea goliath
Goliath Heron
- Ardea purpurea
Purple Heron
- Genus Egretta
Egret
- Egretta alba
Great White Egret
- Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
- Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
- Genus Bubulcus
- Bubulcus ibis
Cattle Egret
- Genus Hydranassa
- Hydranassa rufescens
Reddish Egret
- Hydranassa caerulea
Little Blue Heron
- Hydranassa tricolor
Louisiana Heron
- Hydranassa ardesiaca
Black Heron
- Genus Nycticorax
- Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
- Nycticorax caledonicus
Nankeen Night Heron
- Genus Nyctanassa
- Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Genus Tigrisoma
- Tigrisoma lineatum
Tiger Heron
- Tigrisoma mexicanum
Mexican or Bare-throated Heron
- Genus Botaurus (4 species)
Bittern
- Botaurus stellaris
Eurasian Bittern
- Botaurus lentiginosus
American Bittern
- Botaurus poiciloptilus
The Australian Bittern
- Botaurus pinnatus
South American or Pinnated Bittern
- Genus Ixobrychus (8 species)
- Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern
- Ixobrychus minutus
Little Bittern
- Ixobrychus sinensis
Chinese Little or Yellow Bittern
- Ixobrychus involucris
Variegated or Stripe-backed Bittern
- Ixobrychus sturmii
African Dwarf Bittern
- Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Schrenk's Little Bittern
- Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Cinnamon Little or Chestnut Bittern
- Ixobrychus flavicollis
Black Mangrove Bittern
- Family Balaenicipitidae (1 family, 1 genus, 1 species)
- Genus Balaeniceps (1 species)
- Family Ciconiidae
Stork
- Genus Mycteria (1 species)
- Mycteria americana
Wood Stork
- Genus Ibis (3 species)
- Ibis ibis
African Wood Stork
- Genus Ciconia
- Ciconia nigra
Black Stork
- Ciconia ciconia
White Stork
- Ciconia ciconia boyciana
Oriental White Stork
- Genus Anastomus
- Anastomus lamelligerus
Openbills or Shell Storks
- Genus Ephippiorhynchus
- Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Saddle-billed Stork
- Genus Leptoptilos
- Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Marabou
- Leptoptilos dubius
Adjutant Stork of India and Southeastern Asia
- Leptoptilos javanicus
Lesser Adjutant
- Family Cochleariidae
- Family Phoenicopteridae
Flamingo
- Genus Phoenicopterus (4 species)
- Phoenicopterus ruber
Greater Flamingo
- Phoenicopterus ruber galapagosis
Galápagos Flamingo
- Phoenicopterus ruber roseus
- Phoenicopterus ruber chilensis
Chilean Flamingo
- Genus Phoenicoparrus
- Phoenicoparrus andinus
Andean Flamingo
- Phoenicoparrus jamesi
James's flamingo
- Genus Phoeniconaias
- Phoeniconaias minor
Lesser Flamingo
- Family Scopidae
- Family Threskiornithidae
- Genus Plegadis
- Plegadis falcinellus
Glossy Ibis
- Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
- Genus Hagedashia
- Hagedashia hagedash
Hadada Ibis
- Genus Threskiornis
- Threskiornis spinicollis
Straw-necked Ibis
- Threskiornis aethiopica
Sacred Ibis
- Genus Geronticus
- Geronticus eremita
Hermit Ibis
- Genus Nipponia
- Nipponia nippon
Japanese or Crested Ibis
- Genus Eudocimus
- Eudocimus ruber
Scarlet Ibis
- Eudocimus albus
Ibis
- Genus Ajaia
Spoonbill
- Ajaia ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
- Genus Platalea
- Platalea leucorodia
European Spoonbill
- Platalea minor
Lesser Spoonbill
- Platalea alba
African Spoonbill
- Platalea regia
Royal or Black-billed Spoonbill
- Platalea flavipes
Yellow-billed or Yellow-legged Spoonbill
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