Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Posted on September 4, 2013 by geek Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)