Please note: Due to a scheduled maintenance, BOLD Systems will be offline from Friday Apr 26, 2024 4pm EDT to Sunday Apr 28, 2024 7pm EDT. We apologize for the inconvenience.
You've been logged out. Click here to log back in.
full article at Wikipedia
![(Ardea - USNM 641809) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SIBJP/DSCN0393%2B1295021817.JPG "(Ardea - USNM 641809) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Ardeola - UWBM 61365) @14 [ ] Copyright (2008) Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/KBPBU/IMG_2734%2B1139441836.JPG "(Ardeola - UWBM 61365) {} [ ] Copyright (2008)")
![(Botaurus - Aves_BFB_Hawlitschek_2014-10-25_0029) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FBAVA/Aves_BFB_Hawlitschek_2014-10-25_0029%2B1420659636.jpg "(Botaurus - Aves_BFB_Hawlitschek_2014-10-25_0029) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Bubulcus - USNM 643577) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SIBHI/100_5019%2B1299353862.JPG "(Bubulcus - USNM 643577) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Butorides - UWBM 75440) @14 [ ] Copyright (2008) Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/KBPBU/IMG_4292%2B1140910410.jpg "(Butorides - UWBM 75440) {} [ ] Copyright (2008)")
![(Cochlearius - MUSM-Orn-01831) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Unspecified Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/AVIPE/MUSM-Orn-01831%2B1428899974.jpg "(Cochlearius - MUSM-Orn-01831) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Dupetor - BRC-00081) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Safia Janjua Bioresource Centre](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/AVIPK/BRC-00081%2B1450737904.jpg "(Dupetor - BRC-00081) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Egretta - MACN-Or-ct 1615) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BARG/MACN-Or-ct_1615_v%2B1338822678.jpg "(Egretta - MACN-Or-ct 1615) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Gorsachius - 1999-0366) @13 [ ] Copyright (2013) Takema Saitoh Yamashina Institute for Ornithology](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/YIO/P-YIO-63059-02%2B1254295654.jpg "(Gorsachius - 1999-0366) {} [ ] Copyright (2013)")
![(Ixobrychus - USNM 641867) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SIBJP/DSCN0267%2B1294959302.JPG "(Ixobrychus - USNM 641867) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Nycticorax - 1B-154) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/TZBNA/Nycticorax_nycticorax.jpg "(Nycticorax - 1B-154) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Syrigma - MACN-Or-ct 1521) @12 [ ] Copyright (2014) MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Bernardino Rivadavia](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BARG/MACN-Or-ct_1521_v%2B1412603066.jpg "(Syrigma - MACN-Or-ct 1521) {} [ ] Copyright (2014)")
![(Tigrisoma - MACN-Or-ct 1649) @14 [ ] Copyright (2014) MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Bernardino Rivadavia](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BARG/MACN-Or-ct_1649_d%2B1412624878.jpg "(Tigrisoma - MACN-Or-ct 1649) {} [ ] Copyright (2014)")
