| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860) |
Chinese egret | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789) |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Egretta tricolor (Müller, 1776) |
Western Central Atlantic |