Birds of Guyana

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Ardea (2 species, 12 worldwide)


Great Egret
Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta)
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A common, large, tall, and thin egret, seen in wetlands and open fields as well.

Cocoi Heron
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A very large heron. Note more black on crown and around eyes, and white throat compared to North American Great Blue Heron.


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Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba