page_title: List of birds of Algeria
section_title: Herons, egrets, and bitterns
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Algeria / Herons, egrets, and bitterns
caption_attribution_description: English: Grey Heron Ardea cinerea at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Algeria. The avifauna of Algeria includes a total of 428 species.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Algeria.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Algeria
  Endemic - a species endemic to Algeria
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Algeria as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Algeria although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae
  The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.
  Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris
  Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
  Gray heron, Ardea cinerea
  Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala (A)
  Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
  Great egret, Ardea alba
  Little egret, Egretta garzetta
  Western reef-heron, Egretta gularis (A)
  Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
  Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
  Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
caption: Grey heron
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