Order CICONIIFORMES

Herons
A large, worldwide family of long-legged wading birds. Herons have long necks and long straight, spear-like bills used for striking at fish, small vertebrates, and invertebrate prey. Several species exhibit long, fine erectile plumes during the breeding season. Nests are generally large twig platforms built on trees. (John Mackinnon, The Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali, 2006)

Egrets
Egrets are the graceful, white birds of wet ricefields, muddy river banks, and shallow swamps. Most of the true Egrets are pure white, and they are not always easy to identify. (Derek Holmes & Steven Nash, The Birds of Sumatra and Kalimantan, 1990)

Bitterns
The bitterns are secretive birds of fresh-water reed-beds and swamp scrub, and are most often seen when they make short flights above the reed-beds, usually at dawn or dusk. (Derek Holmes & Steven Nash, The Birds of Sumatra and Kalimantan, 1990)

Storks
About 19 species of tall, predominantly black and white birds of fresh water and coasts. Storks differ extremely from herons chiefly in their larger size and much more massive bills. they are poorly represented in Borneo, where two species occur. (Smythies, The Birds of Borneo, 1999)

Photographed Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Link
(Ardea cinerea)	Grey Heron	Image
(Ardea ibis)	Cattle Egret	Image
(Ardea intermedia)	Intermediate Egret	Image
(Ardea modesta)	Eastern Great Egret	Image
(Ardea purpurea)	Purple Heron	Image
(Ardea sumatrana)	Great-billed Heron	Image
(Ardeola speciosa)	Javan Pond Heron	Image
(Butorides striata)	Striated Heron	Image
(Egretta eulophotes)	Chinese Egret	Image
(Egretta garzetta)	Little Egret	Image
(Egretta sacra)	Pacific Reef Egret	Image
(Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)	Chinnamon Bittern	Male	Female
(Ixobrychus seninsis)	Yellow Bittern	Image
(Nycticorax caledonicus)	Rufous Night Heron	Image
(Nycticorax nycticorax)	Black-crowned Night Heron	Image
(Ciconia stormi)	Storm's Stork	Image
(Leptoptilos javanicus)	Lesser Adjutant	Image