family ardeidae

1. Herons;
   Egrets;
   Night herons;
   Bitterns (synset 102010375)
   is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
   member holonym:

   • heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
   • ardea, genus ardea - type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
   • egretta, genus egretta - small Old and New World herons
   • casmerodius, genus casmerodius - a white egrets
   • bubulcus, genus bubulcus - small white egrets
   • genus nycticorax, nycticorax - Old World night herons
   • genus nyctanassa, nyctanassa - American night herons
   • cochlearius, genus cochlearius - boatbills
   • botaurus, genus botaurus - bitterns
   • genus ixobrychus, ixobrychus - bitterns
   belongs to: ciconiiformes, order ciconiiformes - order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
   same as: ardeidae

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