Birds of Illinois

Least Bittern 1
Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern 2
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 3
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret 4
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret 5
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 6
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 7
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 7
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 8
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret 1
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 10
Butorides virescens

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  • 1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  • 2. (c) Mike Leveille, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Leveille
  • 3. (c) Geoff Coe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 4. (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools
  • 5. (c) cindylemon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cindylemon
  • 6. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 7. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 8. no rights reserved, uploaded by Scott Loarie
  • 9. (c) Wayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 10. (c) Henry T. McLin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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