Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

This is a comprehensive field guide to the all known bird species that preside or migrate through this Refuge.

White-faced Ibis ¹
Plegadis chihi

Glossy Ibis ²
Plegadis falcinellus

American White Pelican ³
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican ⁴
Pelecanus occidentalis

Little Blue Heron ⁵
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret ⁶
Egretta thula

Great Egret ⁷
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ⁸
Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night-Heron ⁹
Nycticorax nycticorax

Least Bittern ¹⁰
Ixobrychus exilis

Cattle Egret ¹¹
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron ¹²
Butorides virescens

American Bittern ¹³
Botaurus lentiginosus

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