| 70 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae
 White-crested Tiger Heron
 Tigriornis leucolopha
 Rufescent Tiger Heron
 Tigrisoma lineatum
 Bare-throated Tiger Heron
 Tigrisoma mexicanum
 Boat-billed Heron
 Cochlearius cochlearius
 Agami Heron
 Agamia agami
 Zigzag Heron
 Zebrilus undulatus
 Eurasian Bittern
 Botaurus stellaris
 American Bittern
 Botaurus lentiginosus
 Pinnated Bittern
 Botaurus pinnatus
 Least Bittern
 Botaurus exilis
 Black Bittern
 Botaurus flavicollis
 Cinnamon Bittern
 Botaurus cinnamomeus
 Little Bittern
 Botaurus minutus
 Yellow Bittern
 Botaurus sinensis
 Yellow-crowned Night Heron
 Nyctanassa violacea
 Black-crowned Night Heron
 Nycticorax nycticorax
 Nankeen Night Heron
 Nycticorax caledonicus
 Malayan Night Heron
 Gorsachius melanolophus
 Capped Heron
 Pilherodius pileatus
 Whistling Heron
 Syrigma sibilatrix
 Little Blue Heron
 Egretta caerulea
 Tricolored Heron
 Egretta tricolor
 Reddish Egret
 Egretta rufescens
 Slaty Egret
 Egretta vinaceigula
 Black Heron
 Egretta ardesiaca
 Pacific Reef Heron
 Egretta sacra
 Chinese Egret
 Egretta eulophotes
 Snowy Egret
 Egretta thula
 Little Egret
 Egretta garzetta
 Dimorphic Egret
 Egretta dimorpha
 Western Reef Heron
 Egretta gularis
 Pied Heron
 Egretta picata
 White-faced Heron
 Egretta novaehollandiae
 White-backed Night Heron
 Calherodius leuconotus
 White-eared Night Heron
 Oroanassa magnifica
 Little Heron
 Butorides atricapilla
 Striated Heron
 Butorides striata
 Green Heron
 Butorides virescens
 Forest Bittern
 Zonerodius heliosylus
 Squacco Heron
 Ardeola ralloides
 Indian Pond Heron
 Ardeola grayii
 Chinese Pond Heron
 Ardeola bacchus
 Great Egret
 Ardea alba
 Medium Egret
 Ardea intermedia
 Western Cattle Egret
 Ardea ibis
 Eastern Cattle Egret
 Ardea coromanda
 Grey Heron
 Ardea cinerea
 Great Blue Heron
 Ardea herodias
 Cocoi Heron
 Ardea cocoi
 Purple Heron
 Ardea purpurea
 White-bellied Heron
 Ardea insignis
 Great-billed Heron
 Ardea sumatrana
 Black-headed Heron
 Ardea melanocephala
 Goliath Heron
 Ardea goliath
 71 Hamerkop Scopidae
 72 Shoebill Balaenicipitidae
 73 Pelicans Pelecanidae
 74 Hoatzin Opisthocomidae
 75 New World Vultures Cathartidae
 76 Secretarybird Sagittariidae
 77 Ospreys Pandionidae
 78 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
 79 Barn Owls Tytonidae
 80 Owls Strigidae
 81 Mousebirds Coliidae
 82 Cuckoo Roller Leptosomidae
 83 Trogons Trogonidae
 84 Hoopoes Upupidae
 85 Wood Hoopoes Phoeniculidae
 86 Ground Hornbills Bucorvidae
 87 Hornbills Bucerotidae
 88 Rollers Coraciidae
 89 Ground Rollers Brachypteraciidae
 90 Kingfishers Alcedinidae
 91 Todies Todidae
 92 Motmots Momotidae
 93 Bee-eaters Meropidae
 94 Jacamars Galbulidae
 95 Puffbirds Bucconidae
 96 New World Barbets Capitonidae
 97 Toucan Barbets Semnornithidae
 98 Toucans Ramphastidae
 99 Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
 100 African Barbets Lybiidae
 101 Honeyguides Indicatoridae
 102 Woodpeckers Picidae
 103 Seriemas Cariamidae
 104 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae
 105 New Zealand Parrots Strigopidae
 106 Cockatoos Cacatuidae
 107 African & New World Parrots Psittacidae
 108 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
 109 New Zealand Wrens Acanthisittidae
 111 Asities Philepittidae
 112 Typical Broadbills Eurylaimidae
 113 African & Green Broadbills Calyptomenidae
 114 Pittas Pittidae
 115 Ovenbirds Furnariidae
 116 Antbirds Thamnophilidae
 118 Antpittas Grallariidae
 119 Gnateaters Conopophagidae
 120 Tapaculos Rhinocryptidae
 121 Crescentchests Melanopareiidae
 122 Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae
 123 Cotingas Cotingidae
 124 Manakins Pipridae
 125 Tityras Tityridae
 126 Sharpbill Oxyruncidae
 127 Royal Flycatchers and allies Onychorhynchidae
 128 Lyrebirds Menuridae
 129 Scrubbirds Atrichornithidae
 130 Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchidae
 131 Australasian Treecreepers Climacteridae
 132 Australasian Wrens Maluridae
 133 Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
 135 Pardalotes Pardalotidae
 136 Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
 137 Australasian Babblers Pomatostomidae
 138 Logrunners Orthonychidae
 139 Satinbirds Cnemophilidae
 140 Berrypeckers, Longbills Melanocharitidae
 141 Painted Berrypeckers Paramythiidae
 142 New Zealand Wattlebirds Callaeidae
 143 Stitchbird Notiomystidae
 145 Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae
 146 Wattle-eyes, Batises Platysteiridae
 147 Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
 149 Vangas, Helmetshrikes, Woodshrikes, Shrike-flycatchers Vangidae
 150 Bristlehead Pityriaseidae
 151 Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Peltops Artamidae
 152 Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologidae
 153 Ioras Aegithinidae
 154 Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae
 155 Whiteheads Mohouidae
 160 Whistlers and allies Pachycephalidae
 161 Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae
 162 Figbirds, Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae
 163 Drongos Dicruridae
 164 Fantails, Silktails Rhipiduridae
 165 Monarchs Monarchidae
 167 Shrikes Laniidae
 168 Crows, Jays Corvidae
 171 Ifrita Ifritidae
 172 Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
 173 Australasian Robins Petroicidae
 174 Rockfowl Picathartidae
 175 Rockjumpers Chaetopidae
 177 Waxwings Bombycillidae
 178 Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae
 179 Hypocolius Hypocoliidae
 180 Palmchat Dulidae
 181 Oos Mohoidae
 183 Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae
 184 Tits, Chickadees Paridae
 185 Penduline Tits Remizidae
 186 Nicators Nicatoridae
 187 Bearded Reedling Panuridae
 188 Larks Alaudidae
 189 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
 190 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae
 192 Crombecs, African Warblers Macrosphenidae
 193 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae
 195 Yellow Flycatchers Erythrocercidae
 197 Bushtits Aegithalidae
 198 Leaf Warblers & Allies Phylloscopidae
 199 Reed Warblers, Grauer's Warbler & Allies Acrocephalidae
 200 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
 201 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobiidae
 203 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae
 204 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae
 205 Parrotbills and allies Paradoxornithidae
 206 White-eyes Zosteropidae
 207 Babblers, Scimitar Babblers Timaliidae
 208 Ground Babblers Pellorneidae
 210 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
 212 Sugarbirds Promeropidae
 213 Fairy-bluebirds Irenidae
 214 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae
 217 Wrens Troglodytidae
 218 Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae
 219 Nuthatches Sittidae
 220 Wallcreeper Tichodromidae
 221 Treecreepers Certhiidae
 223 Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae
 224 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae
 225 Oxpeckers Buphagidae
 226 Thrushes Turdidae
 227 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
 228 Dippers Cinclidae
 229 Leafbirds Chloropseidae
 230 Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
 231 Sunbirds Nectariniidae
 232 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae
 233 Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae
 234 Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae
 235 Indigobirds, Whydahs Viduidae
 237 Accentors Prunellidae
 238 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae
 239 Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramidae
 240 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
 241 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae
 242 Thrush-tanager Rhodinocichlidae
 243 Buntings Emberizidae
 244 New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers Passerellidae
 245 Chat-tanagers Calyptophilidae
 246 Hispaniolan Tanagers Phaenicophilidae
 248 Spindalises Spindalidae
 250 Cuban Warblers Teretistridae
 251 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae
 252 Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds Icteridae
 253 New World Warblers Parulidae
 254 Mitrospingid Tanagers Mitrospingidae
 255 Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae
 256 Tanagers and allies Thraupidae
 
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		| Little Heron  IOC v15.1: 2686 birdtheme SpecID 4558 Links will open countrypage in new window
 |  Botswana  03.07.1978 Birds
 Botswana  01.09.1981 Surcharge on 1978.01
 British Indian Ocean Territory  28.02.1975 Birds
 British Indian Ocean Territory  03.05.1990 Birds
 British Indian Ocean Territory  21.06.2004 Birds definitives
 Centralafrica  25.02.2000 Birds of Africa Sheet
 Comoro Islands  12.03.1971 Birds
 Comoro Islands  05.09.2009 Herons Sheet
 Fiji  25.07.1995 Birds
 Fiji  13.06.1997 Birds Booklet
 Fiji  27.01.2005 Herons of Fiji Strip
 Fiji  24.03.2011 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  04.05.2011 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  20.05.2011 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  06.06.2011 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  08.07.2011 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  12.07.2012 Surcharge xxx 2.5mm
 Fiji  2014 Surcharge
 French Polynesia  09.12.2016 Birds
 French Polynesia  09.12.2016 Birds Sheet
 Malaysia  25.06.2015 Herons
 Maldive Islands  26.07.1977 Birds  MS
 Maldive Islands  05.07.1993 Birds Sheet
 Maldive Islands  01.04.1999 Nature wonderland 6v set
 Maldive Islands  08.04.2002 Birds of the Maldives Sheet
 Mozambique  17.06.2002 Birds of Africa  MS
 Namibia  07.07.2016 Herons
 Philippines  22.02.1999 Migratory birds Sheet
 Seychelles  27.02.1979 Birds
 Seychelles  26.10.1979 Fauna 20r booklet
 Seychelles  29.02.1980 Birds 20r booklet
 Singapore  16.08.1994 Herons
 South Africa  05.06.1997 Waterbirds, Ilsapex 98 Sheet, p 14¼x14
 South Africa  1997 Waterbirds Booklet, p 14x14
 Tanzania  18.02.1999 Birds of the world  MS
 Togo  28.09.2011 Mangroves of Central Africa 4v sheet
 Vanuatu  02.05.2012 Birds definitives
 Vanuatu  02.05.2012 Birds definitives Sheet
 Venda  16.07.1993 Herons
 Venda  16.07.1993 Herons Sheet
 
 
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