They are also an important feeding and reproductive area for herons (Ardeidae) and spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja).    From Wordnik.com.  [Maranhao mangroves] Reference

The reserve hosts some 85 species of palaearctic passage and overwintering migrants, particularly herons Ardeidae, birds of prey Accipitridae and Falconidae, waders Charadriidae, thrushes Turdidae and warblers Sylviidae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference

The bittern (Botaurus stellaris) belongs to the Ardeidae, the heron family of birds, and is famous for the peculiar nocturnal booming sound which it emits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference

The waterbirds most frequently encountered include goose and duck (Anatidae), waders (or shorebirds), ibis (Threskiornithidae), stork (Ciconiidae), heron and egret (Ardeidae).    From Wordnik.com.  ['W' National Park, Niger] Reference

The wide-extending marshes and pools are frequented by pelicans, herons, and wild geese, ducks, and flamingoes; while other birds -- chiefly belonging to the Falconidae, Ardeidae, Strigidae, and Psittacidae -- are numerous.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference

Ardeidae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bird lists] Reference