Wading Birds of the Bahamas

Members of the order Pelecaniformes that are native to the Bahamas:

  • Great Egret (Ardea alba)
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
  • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
  • Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
  • Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
  • Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
  • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
  • Tricoloured Heron (Egretta tricolor)
  • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
  • Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
  • Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
  • White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

 

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