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Local animals in this group:
great egret
grey heron
great blue heron
green heron
yellow-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron
Additional information:
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Encyclopedia of Life
herons and egrets
Ardeinae
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great egret
Ardea alba
great blue heron
Ardea herodias
great blue heron
Ardea herodias
green heron
Butorides virescens
green heron
Butorides virescens
black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax