| Scientific Name | TSN | Taxon Author | Common Name | Name Source | Usage | Reason (ITIS) | Taxon Rank |
|---|
| Ardea alba | 554135 | Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Egret | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea cinerea | 174781 | Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray Heron Grey Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea cocoi | 174783 | Linnaeus, 1766 | Cocoi Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea goliath | 174784 | Cretzschmar, 1829 | Goliath Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea herodias | 174773 | Linnaeus, 1758 | Garza morena Great Blue Heron grand héron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea humbloti | 174785 | Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1885 | Humblot's Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea imperialis | 174786 | | | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea insignis | 558744 | Hume, 1878 | White-bellied Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea melanocephala | 174787 | Vigors & Children, 1826 | Black-headed Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea novaehollandiae | 174788 | | | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea pacifica | 174789 | Latham, 1802 | White-necked Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea picata | 174790 | Gould, 1845 | | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea purpurea | 174791 | Linnaeus, 1766 | Purple Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Ardea sumatrana | 558745 | Raffles, 1822 | Great-billed Heron | ITIS | valid | | Species |
| Egretta alba | 174818 | (Linnaeus, 1758) | | ITIS | invalid | subsequent name/combination of Ardea alba | Species |
