About the Great-billed Heron
The great-billed heron is a wading bird of the heron family, resident from southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae) |
| Species | Ardea sumatrana |
| Species Codes | grbher2, GBHE |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Great-billed Heron belong to?
The Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana) belongs to the Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns family (Ardeidae), in the order Pelecaniformes.
How can I identify the Great-billed Heron?
The great-billed heron is a wading bird of the heron family, resident from southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia....
Where can I report a Great-billed Heron sighting?
You can log sightings of Great-billed Heron on eBird (ebird.org) using species code grbher2, or on iNaturalist.
Related Species in Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns 74 species
More Birds in Order Pelecaniformes
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Quick Stats
Pelecaniformes
Order
74
Species in Family
956
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