page_title: List of birds of Bangalore
section_title: Family: Ardeidae
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangalore / Pelecaniformes / Family: Ardeidae
caption_attribution_description: Spot billed pelican
context_page_description: The following is a list of birds found in and around Bangalore in Karnataka, India.
  The Nandi Hills, Bannerghatta forest ranges and the Kaveri valley/Sangam area are included in addition to the Bangalore city limits roughly extending 40 kilometres around the city centre. The area has been studied from early times due to its climate and accessibility during the Colonial period. This list also includes annotations. This list is largely based on an annotated checklist published in 1994. The family placement and sequence of families is based on the IOC world bird list.
context_section_description: Little egret, Egretta garzetta
  Western reef egret, Egretta gularis
  Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
  Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
  Eastern great egret, Ardea modesta
  Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia
  Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
  Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii
  Striated heron, Butorides striatus
  Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
  Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus(historical, possibly in error)
  Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis
  Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
  Black bittern, Dupetor flavicollis
  Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (historic)
caption: Spot-billed pelican
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