Elongate birds, with a vertical stance. Generally Long-legged, long-necked, long-billed. Associated with marshland, pools and shallow water.
- Ardea herodias
- Bubulcus ibis
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Botaurus lentiginosus
- Ardea alba
- Butorides virescens
- Egretta caerulea
- Nyctanassa violacea
- Egretta tricolour
- Egretta thula
- Egretta rufescens
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Phoenicopterus ruber
- Ajaia ajaja
- Eudocimus albus