Heron, the Glossary
Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons.[1]
Table of Contents
128 relations: Agami heron, Amazon basin, Amphibian, Anseriformes, Antarctica, Aquatic animal, Ardea (bird), Ardeinae, Banded killifish, Bare-throated tiger heron, Beak, Bird, Bird colony, Bird migration, Bird nest, Bittern, Black heron, Black-headed heron, Boat-billed heron, Botaurus, Butorides, Capped heron, Carl Linnaeus, Carnivore, Carrion, Cattle egret, Clutch (eggs), Convergent evolution, Cosmopolitan distribution, Crab, Crane (bird), Crepuscular animal, Crustacean, Diurnality, DNA, Down feather, Dwarf bittern, Eastern cattle egret, Eastern great egret, Egret, Egretta, Erectile dysfunction, Eurasian bittern, Extinction, Flight feather, Forest bittern, Fossil, Frank Gill (ornithologist), Genus, George Frederic Watts, ... Expand index (78 more) »
- Ardeidae
- Extant Paleocene first appearances
- Herons
Agami heron
The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. Heron and agami heron are Ardeidae.
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.
Amphibian
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.
Anseriformes
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.
Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, that lives in water for all or most of its lifetime.
Ardea (bird)
Ardea is a genus of herons. Heron and Ardea (bird) are herons.
Ardeinae
Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the day herons, night herons, and egrets. Heron and Ardeinae are Ardeidae.
Banded killifish
The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae.
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Bare-throated tiger heron
The bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, found from Mexico to northwestern Colombia, with one recorded sighting from the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas.
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Beak
The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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Bird colony
A bird colony is a large congregation of individuals of one or more species of bird that nest or roost in proximity at a particular location.
Bird migration
Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.
Bird nest
A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young.
Bittern
Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Heron and Bittern are Ardeidae.
Black heron
The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. Heron and black heron are herons.
Black-headed heron
The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Heron and black-headed heron are herons.
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Boat-billed heron
The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family. Heron and boat-billed heron are Ardeidae.
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Botaurus
Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Heron and Botaurus are Ardeidae.
Butorides
Butorides is a genus of small herons. Heron and Butorides are Ardeidae and herons.
Capped heron
The capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a water bird endemic to the neotropics, inhabiting rainforest from the center of Panama to the south of Brazil. Heron and capped heron are Ardeidae and herons.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
Carnivore
A carnivore, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements are met by the consumption of animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.
Carrion
Carrion, also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Cattle egret
The cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a cosmopolitan genus of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones.
Clutch (eggs)
A clutch of eggs is the group of eggs produced by birds, amphibians, or reptiles, often at a single time, particularly those laid in a nest.
Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time.
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Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and environmental conditions, though this is not always so.
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Crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail" in Greek).
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Crane (bird)
Cranes are a type of large bird with long legs and necks in the biological family Gruidae of the order Gruiformes.
Crepuscular animal
In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period, being matutinal, vespertine/vespertinal, or both.
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Crustacean
Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.
Diurnality
Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night.
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
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Down feather
The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers.
Dwarf bittern
The dwarf bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae.
Eastern cattle egret
The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.
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Eastern great egret
The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a species of heron from the genus Ardea, usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). Heron and eastern great egret are herons.
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Egret
Egrets are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Heron and Egret are Ardeidae and herons.
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Egretta
Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates. Heron and Egretta are Ardeidae.
Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.
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Eurasian bittern
The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae.
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Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.
Flight feather
Flight feathers (Pennae volatus) are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix.
Forest bittern
The forest bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to New Guinea. Heron and forest bittern are Ardeidae.
Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
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Frank Gill (ornithologist)
Frank Bennington Gill (October 2, 1941 in New York City) is an American ornithologist with worldwide research interests and birding experience.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
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George Frederic Watts
George Frederic Watts (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement.
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Goliath heron
The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. Heron and goliath heron are herons.
Gorsachius
Gorsachius is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions. Heron and Gorsachius are Ardeidae.
Grey heron
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. Heron and grey heron are herons.
Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, usually shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601.
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Handbook of the Birds of the World
The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International.
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Ibis
The ibis (collective plural ibises; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains.
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International Ornithologists' Union
The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is an international organization for the promotion of ornithology.
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Ixobrychus
Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. Heron and Ixobrychus are Ardeidae.
James L. Peters
James Lee Peters (August 13, 1889 – April 19, 1952) was an American ornithologist.
James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
Least bittern
The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas.
Library of Congress Control Number
The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) is a serially based system of numbering cataloged records in the Library of Congress, in the United States.
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List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
Late Quaternary prehistoric birds are avian taxa that became extinct during the Late Quaternary – the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene – and before recorded history, specifically before they could be studied alive by ornithological science.
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Lithornis
Lithornis is a genus of extinct paleognathous birds.
Little bittern
The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.
Little egret
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae.
Matuku otagoense
Matuku otagoense, also referred to as the Saint Bathans heron, is an extinct genus and species of heron from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. Heron and Matuku otagoense are Ardeidae and herons.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries.
Molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.
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Mollusca
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks.
Monogamy in animals
Monogamous pairing in animals refers to the natural history of mating systems in which species pair bond to raise offspring.
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Monophyly
In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of taxa which meets these criteria.
Monotypic taxon
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
Morphology (biology)
Morphology in biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
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Nocturnality
Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
Nyctanassa
Nyctanassa is a genus of night herons from the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) warmer coastal regions. Heron and Nyctanassa are Ardeidae and herons.
Nycticorax
Nycticorax is a genus of night herons. Heron and Nycticorax are Ardeidae.
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.
Ornithology (journal)
Ornithology, formerly The Auk and The Auk: Ornithological Advances, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the American Ornithological Society (AOS).
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Pacific reef heron
The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania.
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Palaeognathae
Palaeognathae is an infraclass of birds, called paleognaths or palaeognaths, within the class Aves of the clade Archosauria.
Pamela C. Rasmussen
Pamela Cecile Rasmussen (born October 16, 1959) is an American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds.
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Pelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide.
Philip Babcock Gove
Philip Babcock Gove (June 27, 1902–November 16, 1972) was an American lexicographer who was editor-in-chief of the Webster's Third New International Dictionary, published in 1961.
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Pikaihao
Pikaihao bartlei, also referred to as Bartle's bittern or the Saint Bathans bittern, is a genus and species of prehistoric small bittern from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. Heron and Pikaihao are Ardeidae.
Plumage
Plumage is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers.
Polymorphism (biology)
In biology, polymorphism is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species.
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Pond heron
Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons, typically long with an wingspan. Heron and Pond heron are herons.
Presbyornithidae
Presbyornithidae is an extinct group of birds found in North America, South America, East Asia, Australia and possibly North Africa.
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Priozersk
Priozersk (Приозе́рск; Käkisalmi; Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of the Vuoksi River on the Karelian Isthmus.
Proardea
Proardea is an extinct genus of heron, containing two species, Proardea amissa ("lost proto-heron") and Proardea? deschutteri from the Borgloon Formation of Belgium. Heron and Proardea are Ardeidae and herons.
Reed bed
A reedbed or reed bed is a natural habitat found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and estuaries.
Refraction
In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.
Science (journal)
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.
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Sir Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet
Sir Hugh Francis Ivo Elliott, 3rd Baronet, OBE (Allahabad 10 March 1913 – 21 December 1989) was an eminent British conservationist, ornithologist and colonial civil servant.
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Skull
The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain.
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Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Spoonbill
Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds.
Squacco heron
The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, long, of which the body is, with wingspan. Heron and squacco heron are herons.
Sternum
The sternum (sternums or sterna) or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest.
Stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills.
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Striated heron
The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Heron and striated heron are herons.
Stripe-backed bittern
The stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) is a bird species belonging to the family Ardeidae, which includes Herons, Egrets and Bitterns.
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The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is only found in the lower leg of birds and some non-avian dinosaurs.
Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds.
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Tibia
The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.
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Tigriornithinae
Tigriornithinae is a subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae that contains the tiger herons. Heron and Tigriornithinae are Ardeidae.
Tigrisoma
Tigrisoma is a genus of herons in the family Ardeidae. Heron and Tigrisoma are Ardeidae.
Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery – Artists' Village is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey.
Webster's Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by Noah Webster (1758–1843), an American lexicographer, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in his honor.
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary
Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (commonly known as Webster's Third, or W3) is an American English-language dictionary published in September 1961.
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Western cattle egret
The western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
Whistling heron
The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. Heron and whistling heron are Ardeidae and herons.
White-backed night heron
The white-backed night heron (Calherodius leuconotus) is a species of medium-sized heron in the family Ardeidae, found in sub-Saharan Africa. Heron and white-backed night heron are Ardeidae.
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White-crested tiger heron
The white-crested tiger heron (Tigriornis leucolopha), also known as the white-crested bittern, is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. Heron and white-crested tiger heron are Ardeidae.
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White-eared night heron
The white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. Heron and white-eared night heron are Ardeidae.
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William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.
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Yellow-crowned night heron
The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa.
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Zagreb Zoo
Zagreb Zoo (Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba) is a zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia and is across the street from Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium.
Zeltornis
Zeltornis ("Zelten bird") is an extinct genus of heron. Heron and Zeltornis are Ardeidae and herons.
Zigzag heron
The zigzag heron (Zebrilus undulatus) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae, also including egrets and bitterns. Heron and zigzag heron are Ardeidae and herons.
See also
Ardeidae
- Agami heron
- Ardea (genus)
- Ardeinae
- Ardeola
- Bittern
- Boat-billed heron
- Botaurus
- Bubulcus
- Butorides
- Capped heron
- Egret
- Egretta
- Forest bittern
- Gorsachius
- Heron
- Herons
- Ixobrychus
- Matuku otagoense
- Night heron
- Nyctanassa
- Nycticorax
- Pikaihao
- Proardea
- Tigriornithinae
- Tigrisoma
- Whistling heron
- White-backed night heron
- White-crested tiger heron
- White-eared night heron
- Zeltornis
- Zigzag heron
Extant Paleocene first appearances
- Aldrovanda
- Alligatorinae
- Apodiformes
- Atlantogenata
- Australidelphia
- Boinae
- Cariamiformes
- Carpilioidea
- Cassis (gastropod)
- Chaeteessidae
- Chameleon
- Cheloniidae
- Cibicides
- Clavulina (foram)
- Common mudpuppy
- Corallus
- Diplodactylidae
- Euarchonta
- Euarchontoglires
- Eulipotyphla
- Fabaceae
- Flatfish
- Fungus-growing ants
- Galliformes
- Glires
- Haplorhini
- Heron
- Hexapodidae
- Houndshark
- Lagomorpha
- Lemuriformes
- Marsupial
- Necturus
- Owl
- Pangolin
- Phidoloporidae
- Placentalia
- Polinices
- Proxiuber
- Rhineuridae
- Scaphella
- Scrotifera
- Strisores
- Struthionidae
- Triakis
- Ungulate
- Xenarthra
- Zonitidae
Herons
- Ardea (bird)
- Bennu heron
- Black heron
- Black-crowned night heron
- Black-headed heron
- Butorides
- Capped heron
- Chinese pond heron
- Cocoi heron
- Eastern great egret
- Egret
- Goliath heron
- Great blue heron
- Great egret
- Green heron
- Green-backed heron
- Grey heron
- Heron
- Heronry
- Humblot's heron
- Indian pond heron
- Javan pond heron
- List of herons
- Little blue heron
- Malagasy pond heron
- Matuku otagoense
- Nyctanassa
- Pied heron
- Pond heron
- Proardea
- Purple heron
- Squacco heron
- Striated heron
- Whistling heron
- White-necked heron
- Zeltornis
- Zigzag heron
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron
Also known as Ardeidae, Ardeidine, Ardeids, Ardeiformes, Heron (bird), Herons, Shitepoke.
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