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Ardea  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174772

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855
  
    Casmerodius Gloger, 1842
  
    Mesophoyx Sharpe, 1894
  
  Common Name(s): Great 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  
                               GenusArdea Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Herons  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Egret, Grande Aigrette, Garceta grande, garça-branca-grande 
                                  Species Ardea brachyrhyncha (A. E. Brehm, 1854) – Yellow-billed Egret, Garceta piquicorta, Héron à bec jaune 
                                  Species Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 – Gray Heron, Grey Heron, Héron cendré, Garza real, garça-real 
                                  Species Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766 – Cocoi Heron, Héron cocoi, Garza cuca, garça-cocoi 
                                  Species Ardea coromanda (Boddaert, 1783) – Eastern Cattle Egret, Garcilla bueyera oriental, garça-boieira-oriental, Héron de Coromandel 
                                  Species Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1829 – Goliath Heron, Garza goliat, garça-gigante, Héron goliath 
                                  Species Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Blue Heron, Grand Héron, Garza azulada, garça-azul-grande 
                                  Species Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1885 – Humblot's Heron, Garza malgache, garça-malgaxe, Héron de Humblot 
                                  Species Ardea ibis Linnaeus, 1758 – Western Cattle Egret, Garcilla bueyera occidental, garça-boieira-ocidental, Héron garde-boeufs 
                                  Species Ardea insignis Hume, 1878 – White-bellied Heron, Garza ventriblanca, garça-de-barriga-branca, Héron impérial 
                                  Species Ardea intermedia Wagler, 1829 – Medium Egret, Garceta intermedia, garça-branca-intermédia, Héron intermédiaire 
                                  Species Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 – Black-headed Heron, Garza cabecinegra, garça-de-cabeça-preta, Héron mélanocéphale 
                                  Species Ardea pacifica Latham, 1801 – White-necked Heron, Garza cuelliblanca, garça-de-pescoço-branco, Héron à tête blanche 
                                  Species Ardea plumifera (Gould, 1848) – Plumed Egret, Garceta plumífera, Héron plumifère 
                                  Species Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 – Purple Heron, Héron pourpré, Garza imperial, garça-vermelha 
                                  Species Ardea sumatrana Raffles, 1822 – Great-billed Heron, Garza de Sumatra, garça-de-bico-grande, Héron typhon 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Ardea    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Ardea    
       
  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: Ardea   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ardea   
       
  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: Ardea   
       
  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: Ardea   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus  
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       

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