Schrenck's Bittern

65-77 cm

agami-heron

Agamia agami

60-85 cm

american-bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

66-74 cm

australasian-bittern

Botaurus poiciloptilus

25-30 cm

australian-little-bittern

Ixobrychus dubius

70-80 cm

bare-throated-tiger-heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

50-60 cm

bermuda-night-heron

Nyctanassa carcinocatactes

52-58 cm

black-bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

58-65 cm

black-crowned-night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

45-65 cm

black-heron

Egretta ardesiaca

85-100 cm

black-headed-heron

Ardea melanocephala

45-50 cm

boat-billed-heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

50-52 cm

capped-heron

Pilherodius pileatus

48-53 cm

cattle-egret

Bubulcus ibis

65-68 cm

chinese-egret

Egretta eulophotes

40-50 cm

chinese-pond-heron

Ardeola bacchus

38-41 cm

cinnamon-bittern

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

95-125 cm

cocoi-heron

Ardea cocoi

27-36 cm

common-little-bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

25-30 cm

dwarf-bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii

69-81 cm

eurasian-bittern

Botaurus stellaris

60-70 cm

fasciated-tiger-heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum

50-60 cm

forest-bittern

Zonerodius heliosylus

120-152 cm

goliath-heron

Ardea goliath

69-81 cm

great-bittern

Botaurus stellaris

97-137 cm

great-blue-heron

Ardea herodias

90-102 cm

great-egret

Ardea alba

80-104 cm

great-white-egret

Ardea alba

110-130 cm

great-white-heron

Ardea occidentalis

110-115 cm

great-billed-heron

Ardea sumatrana

40-48 cm

green-backed-heron

Butorides striata

90-98 cm

grey-heron

Ardea cinerea

42-45 cm

indian-pond-heron

Ardeola grayii

65-72 cm

intermediate-egret

Ardea intermedia

49-54 cm

japanese-night-heron

Gorsachius goisagi

40-45 cm

javan-pond-heron

Ardeola speciosa

28-36 cm

least-bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

27-36 cm

little-bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

50-70 cm

little-blue-heron

Egretta caerulea

55-65 cm

little-egret

Egretta garzetta

90-93 cm

madagascar-heron

Ardea humbloti

40-45 cm

malagasy-pond-heron

Ardeola idae

45-50 cm

malay-night-heron

Gorsachius melanolophus

50-60 cm

mauritius-night-heron

Nycticorax mauritianus

55-65 cm

nankeen-night-heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

25-28 cm

new-zealand-little-bittern

Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

58-58 cm

pacific-reef-egret

Egretta sacra

40-50 cm

pied-heron

Egretta picata

60-75 cm

pinnated-bittern

Botaurus pinnatus

55-70 cm

plumed-egret

Ardea plumifera

78-90 cm

purple-heron

Ardea purpurea

68-82 cm

reddish-egret

Egretta rufescens

50-55 cm

reunion-night-heron

Nycticorax duboisi

50-60 cm

rodrigues-night-heron

Nycticorax megacephalus

60-75 cm

rufescent-tiger-heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

38-50 cm

rufous-bellied-heron

Ardeola rufiventris

45-50 cm

slaty-egret

Egretta vinaceigula

56-66 cm

snowy-egret

Egretta thula

40-49 cm

squacco-heron

Ardeola ralloides

40-48 cm

striated-heron

Butorides striata

28-33 cm

stripe-backed-bittern

Ixobrychus involucris

56-76 cm

tricolored-heron

Egretta tricolor

55-65 cm

western-reef-egret

Egretta gularis

50-53 cm

whistling-heron

Syrigma sibilatrix

110-127 cm

white-bellied-heron

Ardea insignis

50-55 cm

white-backed-night-heron

Calherodius leuconotus

53-56 cm

white-crested-tiger-heron

Tigriornis leucolopha

54-56 cm

white-eared-night-heron

Oroanassa magnifica

60-70 cm

white-faced-heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

76-106 cm

white-necked-heron

Ardea pacifica

36-40 cm

yellow-bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

65-75 cm

yellow-billed-egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

55-70 cm

yellow-crowned-night-heron

Nyctanassa violacea

27-30 cm

zigzag-heron

Zebrilus undulatus