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70 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae

White-crested Tiger Heron Tigriornis leucolopha Link to the stamps Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Link to the stamps Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum Link to the stamps Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius Link to the stamps Agami Heron Agamia agami Link to the stamps Zigzag Heron Zebrilus undulatus Link to the stamps Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Link to the stamps American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Link to the stamps Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Link to the stamps Least Bittern Botaurus exilis Link to the stamps Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis Link to the stamps Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus Link to the stamps Little Bittern Botaurus minutus Link to the stamps Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis Link to the stamps Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Link to the stamps Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Link to the stamps Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Link to the stamps Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus Link to the stamps Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Link to the stamps Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix Link to the stamps Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Link to the stamps Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Link to the stamps Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Link to the stamps Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula Link to the stamps Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Link to the stamps Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Link to the stamps Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes Link to the stamps Snowy Egret Egretta thula Link to the stamps Little Egret Egretta garzetta Link to the stamps Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha Link to the stamps Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Link to the stamps Pied Heron Egretta picata Link to the stamps White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Link to the stamps White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus Link to the stamps White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica Link to the stamps Striated Heron Butorides striata Link to the stamps Green Heron Butorides virescens Link to the stamps Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus Link to the stamps Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Link to the stamps Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Link to the stamps Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Link to the stamps Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Angola    27.04.1996     Angolan fauna 12v sheet   5100k Antigua & Barbuda    04.11.2009     Birds   5$ Ascension    11.10.1994     Christmas 5v set   30p Ascension    15.06.1998     Migratory birds   35p Bahamas    24.02.2004     Harrold & Wilson Ponds 6v set   15c Barbados    07.08.1979     Birds   10c Belgian Congo    15.10.1959     Wild animals 12v set   20c Biafra    1968     Overprint SOVEREIGN BIAFRA on Nigeria 1966.01-02   1£ Bophuthatswana    05.01.1983     Pilanesberg nature reserve 4v set   8c Botswana    01.07.1982     Birds   7t Botswana    03.08.1987     Animals 20v set   12t Botswana    27.04.1990     Surcharge on 1987.02   50t Botswana    09.03.1992     Surcharge on 1987.02   8t Botswana    09.03.1992     Surcharge on 1987.02   10t Botswana    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   5p Botswana    11.10.2004     SAPOA   5p Botswana    23.11.2023     Hippopotamus 3v set   10p Botswana    23.11.2023     Hippopotamus 3v sheet   10p British Indian Ocean Territory    21.06.2004     Birds definitives   26p British Virgin Islands    03.07.1985     Birds of the British Virgin Islands   3$ British Virgin Islands    10.02.1986     Overprint OFFICIAL on 1985.01   3$ British Virgin Islands    28.10.1987     Imprint 1987 on 1985.01   3$ Bulgaria    07.04.1981     Birds   13s Burkina Faso    2001     Birds   170f Burundi    26.08.2021     Fauna 5v set   1690f Cameroun    20.09.1979     Endangered animals 5v set   100f Cape Juby    02.10.1944     Overprint CABO JUBY on Sp Morocco 1944.01   1c Cape Juby    02.10.1944     Overprint CABO JUBY on Sp Morocco 1944.01      30c Cape Verde Islands    19.07.2003     Herons and egrets   42e Centralafrica    14.11.1983     WWF 4v set   40f Centralafrica    03.04.1998     Boy scouts association 8v sheet   300f Chad    01.08.2000     Rhinoceros 4v sheet with 2 of each   375f China (Taiwan)    03.02.2000     24 seasonal periods - spring 6v strip   5$ Comoro Islands    05.09.2009     Herons Sheet   350f Congo (Kinshasa)    30.06.1960     Overprint CONGO on Belgian Congo 1959.01      20c Congo (Kinshasa)    1964     Surcharge on 1960.01   1f Congo (Kinshasa)    1964     Overprint REPUBLIQUE... on Belgian Congo 1959.01   1f Congo (Kinshasa)    16.08.2000     Birds of Congo   3f Czechoslovakia    03.11.1976     Dvurkralove wildlife park 6v set   20h Dominica    15.04.1995     Birds Sheet   65c France    09.11.2015     UNESCO   0.95€ Gambia    04.11.1963     Birds   1½d Gambia    18.02.1965     Overprint INDEPENDENCE on 1963.01   1½d Gambia    15.09.2014     National parks of Africa 2v sheet   75d Ghana    28.02.2000     Wildlife 8v sheet   1200c Grenadines (St V)    11.05.1978     Birds and their eggs   15c Grenadines (St V)    01.07.1980     Birds and their eggs "1980"   15c Guinea    08.09.1998     Animals in danger of extinction 6v sheet   450f Guinea    20.03.2015     Buffalos 4v sheet   15000f Guinea-Bissau    25.06.2003     African animals 6v sheet   350f Guinea-Bissau    15.03.2005     Fauna, Schweitzer 6v sheet   400f Guinea-Bissau    15.03.2005     Fauna, Schweitzer 6v sheet   400f Guinea-Bissau    18.02.2015     Endangered animals 4v sheet   800f Guinea-Bissau    24.04.2015     Rhinoceroses 4v sheet   850f Isle of Man    13.09.2013     A journey through Africa 4v sheet   75p Israel    05.12.2007     Hula nature reserve   2.25s Israel    05.12.2007     Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa   2.25s Israel    14.05.2008     Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa   2.25s Ivory Coast    14.05.2001     Abokouamé 4v set   50f Ivory Coast    14.05.2001     Abokouamé 4v set   100f Ivory Coast    14.05.2001     Abokouamé 4v set   400f Katanga    19.09.1960     Overprint KATANGA on Belgian Congo 1959.01   20c Lesotho    05.04.1988     Birds   1m Lesotho    1991     Imprint 1989 on 1988.01      1m Liberia    26.06.1975     Albert Schweitzer 6v set   5c Liberia    19.08.1996     Birds Sheet   25c Liberia    15.09.2001     African wildlife 12v sheet   10$ Liberia    26.05.2003     Surcharge on 1996.02 Sheet   15$ Liberia    19.04.2019     African Buffalo 4v sheet   250$ Malagasy    23.12.1986     Birds   450f Malawi    04.02.1981     Wildlife 4v set   20t Malawi    24.08.1987     Hippopotamus 4v set   1k Malawi    24.08.1987     Hippopotamus 4v sheet   1k Malawi    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   15k Malawi    04.06.2018     Malawi indigenous birds   450k Maldive Islands    15.12.2014     Wading birds and insect   60r Marshall Islands    16.09.1999     Birds of the Marshall Islands   3.20$ Marshall Islands    29.05.2002     Tropical island birds Sheet   37c Marshall Islands    03.06.2008     Colourful birds of the world Sheet   42c Mayotte    01.04.1998     Birds of Mayotte   30f Montserrat    18.05.1981     Montserrat National Trust   65c Montserrat    28.05.1984     Birds   5c Montserrat    12.04.1985     Overprint OHMS on 1984.01   5c Montserrat    01.04.2009     Birds of Montserrat Sheet   2.75$ Mozambique    24.09.1999     Mammals 6v sheet   6500m Mozambique    20.09.2002     WWF 4v set   19000m Mozambique    20.09.2002     WWF 4v sheet   19000m Mozambique    25.06.2013     Elephants Sheet   16m Mozambique    25.06.2013     Elephants Sheet   16m Mozambique    25.06.2013     Elephants Sheet   92m Mozambique    25.06.2013     Elephants Sheet   92m Mozambique    25.06.2013     Elephants   175m Namibia    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   3.40$ Namibia    07.07.2016     Herons   stand. Nicaragua    31.10.1994     Nicaraguan forest fauna 16v sheet   2cor Niger    15.11.1968     Birds "Postes 1968"   50f Niger    31.07.1972     Birds "Postes 1972"   50f Niger    1978     Birds "Postes 1978"   50f Niger    1996     Birds "Postes 1996" at top      35f Niger    1996     Birds "Postes 1996" at the bottom   35f Niger    1997     Birds "Postes 1997"   35f Niger    1998     Birds      35f Niger    30.11.2014     Waterbirds Sheet   750f Nigeria    02.05.1966     Definitives   1£ Nigeria    08.06.1999     FEPA 4v set   30n Palau    14.07.2011     Seabirds Sheet   98c Rwanda    28.04.1965     The national park at the Kagera river 10v set   40c Rwanda    20.03.1972     Akagera national park 10v set   1f Sierra Leone    18.05.1999     Birds of Africa Sheet   600l Sierra Leone    10.03.2008     Surcharge on 1999.05 Sheet   2800l South Africa    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   12.05r Southern Rhodesia    15.04.1953     Cecil Rhodes 5v set   1d Spanish Morocco    02.10.1944     Agricultural scenes   1c Spanish Morocco    02.10.1944     Agricultural scenes      30c Sri Lanka    02.12.2016     Unseen Sri Lanka 12v set   25r Sri Lanka    02.12.2016     Unseen Sri Lanka 12v sheet   25r Sri Lanka    02.12.2016     Unseen Sri Lanka 4v sheet   25r St Kitts    05.02.1981     Birds   50c St Kitts    05.02.1981     Overprint OFFICIAL on 1981.01   50c Swaziland    11.10.2004     SAPOA   1.35e Swaziland    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   1.90e Tanzania    30.06.1993     Wildlife at a watering hole in Tanzania 12v sheet   100s Tanzania    09.10.1997     Tourist attractions of East Africa 4v set   410s Tanzania    30.04.2002     The big five 5v sheet   250s Tanzania    30.04.2002     The big five 5v sheet   250s Tanzania    22.04.2003     Animal giants 5v set   500s Tanzania    30.04.2004     Tanzania northern circuit 6v set   800s Tanzania    2014     The big five 5v sheet   1800s Togo    01.06.2015     Rhinoceros   2500f Trinidad & Tobago    17.12.1990     Birds Script wmk   10$ Trinidad & Tobago    18.02.1994     Hong Kong 94      10$ Trinidad & Tobago    14.10.1998     Birds Block wmk      10$ Tristan da Cunha    20.11.1989     Vagrant birds   10p Turks & Caicos Islands    02.10.2000     Birds of the Caribbean Sheet   60c Uganda    03.12.1979     Wildlife   10s Uganda    03.12.1979     Wildlife   20s Uganda    19.12.1983     New face value   1000s Uganda    21.08.1985     Audubon   155s Uganda    22.07.1987     Flora and fauna   150s Uganda    25.09.1992     Wildlife 8v set   3000s Upper Volta    01.11.1978     Philexafrique   100f Yugoslavia    29.12.1981     Paintings of animals 4v set   8d Zaire    1997     Rhinoceros 4v sheet   40000z Zambia    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   750k Zimbabwe    11.10.2004     SAPOA Sheet   5000$ Zimbabwe    20.02.2007     Birds of Zimbabwe   100$ Zimbabwe    20.02.2007     Birds of Zimbabwe Sheet   100$ Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda Link to the stamps Great Egret Ardea alba Link to the stamps Medium Egret Ardea intermedia Link to the stamps Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Link to the stamps Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Link to the stamps Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Link to the stamps Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Link to the stamps White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis Link to the stamps Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana Link to the stamps Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Link to the stamps Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Link to the stamps