Egret, Heron & Bittern Species Of Southern Africa
The well known water birds of Southern Africa include Herons and Egrets and the rarer Bitterns. Below is a list of all the species of Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Pond Heron, Reef Heron, Heron, Egret and Bittern found in Southern Africa.
- Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris
- Green-backed Heron | Butorides striata
- Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala
- Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis
- Dwarf Bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii
- Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath
- Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea
- Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus
- Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea
- Little Egret | Egretta garzetta
- Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea
- Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula
- Snowy Egret | Egretta thula
- Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides
- Western Reef Heron | Egretta gularis
- Yellow-billed Egret | Egretta intermedia
- Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris
- Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca
- Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Egret | Egretta alba
- Malagasy Pond-Heron | Ardeola idae
- White-backed Night-Heron | Gorsachius leuconotus