# Heron birds of Puerto Rico

Canonical source: https://birdsofpuertorico.com/family/heron

Browsing group in the Birds of Puerto Rico guide; not necessarily a formal taxonomic family.

Herons, egrets and bitterns are long-legged wading birds. Watch for patient hunting along shorelines, marshes and shallow pools.

## Species in this group

- [Black-crowned Night-Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/168/Black-crowned-Night-Heron.md): Nycticorax nycticorax.
- [Cattle Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/164/Cattle-Egret.md): Bubulcus ibis.
- [Great Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/156/Great-Egret.md): Ardea alba.
- [Green Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/166/Green-Heron.md): Butorides virescens.
- [Least Bittern](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/154/Least-Bittern.md): Ixobrychus exilis.
- [Little Blue Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/160/Little-Blue-Heron.md): Egretta caerulea.
- [Snowy Egret](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/158/Snowy-Egret.md): Egretta thula.
- [Tricolored Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/162/Tricolored-Heron.md): Egretta tricolor.
- [Yellow-crowned Night-Heron](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/170/Yellow-crowned-Night-Heron.md): Nyctanassa violacea.