Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Order Pelecaniformes
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Family Ardeidae
  - 6 Typical Herons and Egrets Subfamily Ardeinae
  - 1 Bitterns Subfamily Botaurinae

American Bittern ¹
Botaurus lentiginosus

Snowy Egret ²
Egretta thula

Great Egret ³
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ³
Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night Heron ⁴
Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret ⁵
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron ⁶
Butorides virescens

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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

American Bittern 1 Botaurus lentiginosus

Snowy Egret 2 Egretta thula

Great Egret 3 Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron 3 Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night Heron 4 Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret 5 Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron 6 Butorides virescens