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70 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae
White-crested Tiger Heron Tigriornis leucolopha
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Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
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Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
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Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
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Agami Heron Agamia agami
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Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus
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Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
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American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
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Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
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Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
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Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
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Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
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Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
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Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
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Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
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Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
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Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
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Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus
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Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
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Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
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Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
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Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
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Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
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Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
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Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
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Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes
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Snowy Egret Egretta thula
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta
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Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha
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Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
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Pied Heron Egretta picata
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White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
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White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus
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White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica
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Striated Heron Butorides striata
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Green Heron Butorides virescens
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Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus
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Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
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Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
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Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
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Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
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Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
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Great Egret Ardea alba
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Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Aland    14.01.2005     Newly immigrated birds   4€
Albania    30.09.1961     Albanian birds   7.50l
Austria    29.09.1953     Air   10s
Austria    18.06.1999     Europa   7s
Azores    22.04.2009     Lakes   2.50€
Azores    05.11.2009     Lakes, in yearbook 2009 Prestige booklet   2.50€
Belarus    10.09.1996     Ducks and wading birds Sheet   400r
Belarus    03.01.2018     Chicks   H
Belarus    03.01.2018     Chicks Sheet with 2 sets   H
Belgium    23.03.2015     Animals in movement 10v sheet   1
Bosnia Herzegovina    20.04.2017     Fauna   2.50m
British Indian Ocean Territory    28.02.1975     Birds   60c
Bulgaria    06.05.1988     Birds   8s
Cambodia    02.05.1964     Birds   12r
Cambodia    09.09.1972     Overprint XXe JEUX OLYMPIQUES on 1964.01 5v set   12r
Cambodia    15.11.1972     Overprint SECOURS AUX VICTIMES on 1964.01 5v set   12r
Cape Verde Islands    19.07.2003     Herons and egrets   27e
Caribbean Netherlands    29.01.2021     Birds (St Eustatius) 2021 Sheet   99c
Caribbean Netherlands    02.04.2022     Birds (Saba) 2022 Sheet   99c
Centralafrica    10.03.1999     Birds of Africa Sheet   490f
Centralafrica    20.05.2014     Seabirds Sheet   900f
Chad    01.11.1978     Philexafrique   100f
Comoro Islands    05.09.2009     Herons Sheet   350f
Comoro Islands    28.07.2011     Wading birds Sheet   500f
Congo (Brazzaville)    24.10.2001     Herons and storks   120f
Croatia (Serbian Krajina)    15.06.1993     Definitives   10000d
Croatia (Serbian Krajina)    01.11.1993     Overprint A on 1993.01   10000d
Cuba    25.01.2001     Hong Kong 2001   15c
Czechoslovakia    24.10.1960     Water birds   60h
Czechoslovakia    28.04.1983     Nature protection 6v set   3.60k
Czechoslovakia    18.12.1985     Stamp day   1k
Dominica    15.05.2001     Japanese paintings 5v sheet   1.65$
France    20.06.1981     Conservation of littoral regions   1.60f
France    11.02.2008     Coronellis globes   0.85€
France    11.02.2008     Coronellis globes   0.85€
Gabon    16.04.1997     UNESCO 50 years 8v sheet   225f
Gambia    16.07.2001     Animals of Africa 6v sheet   8d
Germany, East    26.06.1959     Nature preservation 5v set   5p
Guernsey    16.10.1990     Christmas Sheet   10p
Guernsey    17.02.2021     Bird definitives   1£
Guinea-Bissau    26.03.2007     Birds   3000f
Guinea-Bissau    05.05.2008     Sea elephants and herons Sheet   500f
Guinea-Bissau    05.05.2008     Sea elephants and herons   3000f
Guinea-Bissau    26.05.2015     Waterbirds Sheet   800f
Hungary    14.06.1959     Water birds   1fo
Iraq    15.09.1976     Birds   50f
Iraq    15.09.1976     Inscription OFFICIAL on 1976.01   50f
Iraq    11.01.2011     International year of biodiversity   1000d
Ireland    01.01.2002     Birds   50c
Isle of Man    15.02.1983     Birds   12p
Italy    11.03.1995     Birds   600l
Japan    26.05.2021     Afforestation in Shimane 5v set   84y
Jersey    21.08.1999     Seabirds and waders   65p
Jersey    21.08.1999     Seabirds and waders Sheet   65p
Korea, North    30.12.1965     Wading birds   40c
Korea, North    05.02.1991     Endangered birds   20c
Korea, North    05.02.1991     Endangered birds Sheet   20c
Kyrgyzstan    13.08.2009     Chyngyz Aitmatov 8v sheet   45s
Laos    01.08.2001     Philanippon 01 With Philanippon emblem   3100k
Laos    01.08.2001     Philanippon 01 Sheet, no emblem on stamps   3100k
Lebanon    11.09.1946     Definitives   10p
Lebanon    11.09.1946     Definitives   12.50p
Lebanon    11.09.1946     Definitives   25p
Lebanon    11.09.1946     Definitives   50p
Lebanon    11.09.1946     Definitives   100p
Liberia    14.01.1994     Birds of Liberia Sheet   1$
Liberia    01.07.1997     Fauna and flora   2$
Liberia    20.12.1999     Legends, Tarzan 9v sheet   15$
Liechtenstein    03.09.2018     Bird eyes   1f
Macedonia    14.09.2000     Birds   10d
Malawi    15.02.1971     Currency   3t
Malawi    15.02.1971     Currency   8t
Malawi    15.02.1971     Currency   15t
Malawi    15.02.1971     Currency   30t
Malawi    10.11.2003     Birds of Africa   180k
Malaysia    25.06.2015     Herons   80s
Maldive Islands    26.07.1977     Birds   5l
Maldive Islands    09.08.1990     Birds   18r
Maldive Islands    17.02.1992     Birds   50l
Maldive Islands    05.07.1993     Birds Sheet   3.50r
Maldive Islands    08.04.2002     Birds of the Maldives Sheet   7r
Maldive Islands    22.12.2003     Birds in Maldives   25r
Maldive Islands    15.12.2014     Wading birds and insect Sheet   20r
Maldive Islands    08.09.2016     Ancient Egyptian art 4v sheet   22r
Marshall Islands    07.07.2015     Birds Sheet   49c
Mauritania    07.09.1963     Postage due, birds   15f
Mauritania    1994     Birds of Banc dArguin   30u
Moldova    29.03.2018     Padurea Domneasca nature reserve 4v set   1.75l
Mongolia    03.02.1993     Birds Sheet   40t
Mongolia    01.02.2003     Birds and mushrooms   400t
Morocco    25.09.2014     Lakes   8.40d
Mozambique    17.06.2002     Birds of Africa   10000m
Namibia    01.07.2002     Rivers 5v set   3.50$
Niger    01.03.2013     Herons Sheet   750f
Niger    01.03.2013     Herons Sheet   750f
Niger    01.03.2013     Herons   2500f
Niger    25.06.2014     Waterbirds Sheet   750f
Niger    13.10.2014     Hippopotamuses 4v sheet   750f
Poland    05.06.1964     Birds   90g
Poland    30.11.2020     Polish birds Sheet   3.30z
Rumania    23.01.2004     Birds of the Danube Delta Sheet   16000l
Russia (USSR)    12.09.1990     Nature conservation   20k
Senegal    22.04.1978     Saloum Delta national park   15f
Senegal    22.04.1978     Saloum Delta national park   150f
Senegal    23.03.1992     National parks: Saloum, Djoudj, Niokolo-Koba, Basse Casamance   125f
Senegal    12.11.2001     National parks 4v set   125f
Senegal    15.11.2014     Lakes and rivers 2v set   100f
Serbia    21.06.2023     European nature protection 2v set     48d
Singapore    16.08.1994     Herons   1$
Singapore    22.10.2003     Garden city 4v set   1$
Spain    02.11.2017     Soria sa   A
Spanish Sahara    15.10.1959     Birds   25c
Spanish Sahara    15.10.1959     Birds   1p
Spanish Sahara    15.10.1959     Birds   3p
Sri Lanka    27.09.2003     Resident birds of Sri Lanka Sheet   4.50r
Swaziland    02.01.1976     Birds   20c
Sweden    23.08.1996     Isbladskarret 4v booklet   7.50k
Turkmenistan    01.06.2008     Fauna, hologram 7v set, sa   O
Turkmenistan    01.06.2008     Fauna, hologram 7v set, sa   O
Turkmenistan    01.06.2008     Fauna, hologram 7v set, sa   O
Turkmenistan    02.07.2009     Fauna 7v set   O
Uganda    27.03.1996     Wildlife of Uganda   2000s
Ukraine    28.12.1999     Zoogeographic endowment fund 6v sheet   40k
Vietnam    20.11.1983     Birds   50x
Zambia    27.10.1999     Flora and fauna 12v sheet   700k
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
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Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
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Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
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White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis
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Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
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Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
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Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
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