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Ardeidae  Leach, 1820
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174771

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Cochleariidae
 
    Ardeinae Leach, 1820
  
    Botaurinae Reichenbach, 1850
  
    Cochleariinae Chenu & Des Murs, 1854
  
    Tigrisomatinae
 
  Common Name(s): Bitterns [English]
  
    Egrets [English]
  
    Herons [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyArdeidae Leach, 1820 – Bitterns, Egrets, Herons  
    Direct Children:  
                               Genus Agamia Reichenbach, 1853  
                               Genus Ardea Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Herons 
                               Genus Ardeola F. Boie, 1822 – Pond Herons 
                               Genus Botaurus Stephens, 1819  
                               Genus Butorides Blyth, 1852 – Green-backed Herons 
                               Genus Calherodius Bonaparte, 1855  
                               Genus Cochlearius Brisson, 1760  
                               Genus Egretta T. Forster, 1817  
                               Genus Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855 – Night-Herons 
                               Genus Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 – Night-Herons 
                               Genus Nycticorax T. Forster, 1817 – Night-Herons 
                               Genus Oroanassa J. L. Peters, 1930  
                               Genus Pilherodius Reichenbach, 1853  
                               Genus Syrigma Ridgway, 1878  
                               Genus Tigriornis Sharpe, 1895  
                               Genus Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827  
                               Genus Zebrilus Bonaparte, 1855  
                               Genus Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Ardeidae    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Ardeidae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 14.2), website (version 14.2)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 04 Nov 2024]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Ardeidae   
       
  Source: IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9, website (version 2.9)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Master list and sub-lists are maintained at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/names.html, and 'virtually replace' Gill & Wright 2006 (Birds of the World, Recommended English Names)   
  Reference for: Ardeidae, Bitterns [English], Herons [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ardeidae   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25, website (version 25-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Ardeidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ardeidae   
       

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