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Herons in Iceland

Learn about 7 birds from the Herons family (Ardeidae) found in Iceland. Includes 1 regular species and 6 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Auks Cormorants Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Leaf Warblers Longspurs Loons/Divers Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Oystercatchers Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thrushes Typical Owls Wrens
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Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Least Concern
Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Vagrant Ardeidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Least Concern
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Least Concern
Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Least Concern
Little Bittern

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Least Concern
Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Least Concern
Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Least Concern

Vagrant Ardeidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Little Bittern

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

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Auks Cormorants Crows and Jays Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Leaf Warblers Longspurs Loons/Divers Northern Storm-petrels Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Oystercatchers Petrels and Shearwaters Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thrushes Typical Owls Wrens