Israel Science and Technology Directory
Taxonomic Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum: | Chordata | (Vertebrates) |
| Class: | Aves | (Birds) |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes | |
| Family | Genus - species | Common name | Thumbnail |
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| Ardeidae | Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron |  |
| Ardeidae | Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | |
| Ardeidae | Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron | |
| Ardeidae | Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron |  |
| Ardeidae | Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron |  |
| Ardeidae | Botaurus stellaris | Great Bittern | |
| Ardeidae | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret |  |
| Ardeidae | Butorides striatus | Striated Heron | |
| Ardeidae | Casmerodius albus | Great Egret | |
| Ardeidae | Egretta ardesiaca | Black Heron | |
| Ardeidae | Egretta garzetta | Little Egret |  |
| Ardeidae | Egretta gularis | Western Reef-Egret | |
| Ardeidae | Ixobrychus minutus | Little Bittern | |
| Ardeidae | Nycticorax nycticorax | Night-Heron | |
| Ciconiidae | Ciconia ciconia | White Stork |  |
| Ciconiidae | Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | |
| Ciconiidae | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork | |
| Ciconiidae | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | |
| Threskiornithidae | Geronticus eremita | Bald Ibis | |
| Threskiornithidae | Platalea leucorodia | Eurasian Spoonbill | |
| Threskiornithidae | Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | |
