- 小苇鳽 xiǎowěijiān little bitternlittle bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), a bird species found in China
- 栗苇鳽 lìwěiyán cinnamon bitterncinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
- 栗鳽 lìyán Japanese night heron(bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
- 海南鳽 hǎinányán white-eared night heron(bird species of China) white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica)
- 紫背苇鳽 zǐbèiwěiyán von Schrenck's bittern(bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
- 黄苇鳽 huángwěiyán yellow bitternyellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- 黑冠鳽 hēiguānyán Malayan night heron(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
- 大麻鳽 dàmáyán Eurasian bittern(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
- 黑鳽 hēiyán black bittern(bird species of China) black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
