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Phylum: Chordata, Class: Aves, Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ardeidae - Herons, egrets, bitterns

Ardea alba
Great Egret

Ardea cinerea
Grey Heron

Ardea goliath
Goliath Heron

Ardea melanocephala
Black-headed Heron

Ardea purpurea
Purple Heron

Ardeola ralloides
Squacco Heron

Ardeola rufiventris
Rufous-bellied Heron

Bubulcus ibis
Cattle Egret

Butorides striata
Green-backed Heron

Egretta ardesiaca
Black Heron

Egretta garzetta
Little Egret

Egretta intermedia
Yellow-billed Egret

Gorsachius leuconotus
White-backed Night-Heron

Ixobrychus minutus
Little Bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii
Dwarf Bittern

Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron

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