Little Bittern

Cocoi Heron

A large and gregarious heron that can be found across the lowlands and wetlands of South America. The Cocoi Heron is monotypic and can be fairly easy and common to see in its range.

Purple Heron

Spoonbill

Little Egret

Elegant and poised heron with white plumage.

Grey Heron

Despite their large frame, these greyish-white birds are elegant and graceful, often found statuesque beside ponds.

Great White Egret

Cattle Egret

Originating in Africa, the western Mediterranean and sub-tropical Asia, the cattle egret has expanded naturally over the last hundred years to South America in the late 1800’s and North America as recently as the early 1950’s. Australia recorded its first migrants in 1940 whilst New Zealand’s population of egrets was established as late as 1960.

Bittern

One of the rarest breeding birds in the UK, a secretive and difficult to see member of the heron family.