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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Ardea herodias
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Barbados Species List, Belize Species List, Bermuda Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Curacao Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, British Virgin Islands Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Jamaica Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Sint Maarten Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Washington Bird Phenology, Sibly et al 2012, and United States Species List
Ardea herodias
Recognized by CalPhotos, SailinSteve, DC Birds Brief Summaries, AnAge articles, DC Birds Video, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Anguilla Species List, and Aruba Species List
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by SailinSteve, NBII images, Dc Birds maps, INBio, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, and OBIS environmental data records
Ardea herodias
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Ardea herodias
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Common Names

English

Great Blue Heron preferred
Recognized by DC Birds Brief Summaries, PlanetScott, Wikidata Common Names, and xeno canto America
Great blue heron
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, AnAge, and Flickr BHL
great blue heron
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and World Register of Marine Species
amerikaanse blauwe reiger
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

بلشون أزرق كبير preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Atikamekw

Cakiw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

বড় নীল বক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kerc'heiz vras Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

голяма синя чапла preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

bernat americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大蓝鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
大藍鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

američka čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

volavka velká preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Stor Blåhejre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Blucindra ardeo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

ameerika hallhaigur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

amerikanharmaahaikara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Grand Héron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

German

Kanadareiher preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אנפה כחולה גדולה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

királygém preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Bláhegri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

Mórchorr ghorm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Airone azzurro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オオアオサギ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Kanādas gārnis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

didysis pilkasis garnys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Macedonian

голема сина чапја preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Manx

Coar ghorrym vooar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Táłtłʼááh álééh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Amerihkáránesháigir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Herodiashegre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

حواصیل آبی بزرگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

czapla modra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

garça-azul-grande preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
garça-real-americana
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Большая голубая цапля preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
большая голубая цапля
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Slovak

volavka statná preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Garza ceniza, garzón, garzón azulado
prefer
Recognized by INBio
Garza azulada preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ameriška siva čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
garza azulada
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

amerikansk gråhäger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Büyük mavi balıkçıl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
büyük mavi balıkçıl
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

чапля північна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Велика блакитна чапля
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Велика синє чапля
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Unspecified

Ne'potátse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Diệc xanh lớn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

crëyr mawr glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بلشون ازرق كبير preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

وڈا نیلا بگلا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

大蓝鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

大蓝鹭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

大藍鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大藍鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

大藍鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
waterbirds
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea herodias wardi Ridgway 1882
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea aurelianensis Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea brunhuberi von Ammon 1911
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea effosa von Meyer 1843
Ardea formosa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards, Grandidier & A 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea intermedia Wagler 1829
Ardea latipes von Meyer 1843
Ardea lignitum Gibel 1860
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea pacifica Latham 1801
Ardea paloccidentalis Shufeldt 1891
Ardea perplexa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea piveteaui Brunet 1970
Ardea polkensis Brodkorb 1955
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Leach 1820
Ardeinae Leach 1820
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea modesta J. E. Gray 1831
Ardea pacifica Latham 1802
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
waterbirds
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea herodias wardi Ridgway 1882
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea aurelianensis Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea brunhuberi von Ammon 1911
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea effosa von Meyer 1843
Ardea formosa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards, Grandidier & A 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea intermedia Wagler 1829
Ardea latipes von Meyer 1843
Ardea lignitum Gibel 1860
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea pacifica Latham 1801
Ardea paloccidentalis Shufeldt 1891
Ardea perplexa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea piveteaui Brunet 1970
Ardea polkensis Brodkorb 1955
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
waterbirds
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea herodias wardi Ridgway 1882
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards, Grandidier & A 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea intermedia Wagler 1829
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea pacifica Latham 1801
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea affinis Horsfield 1821
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea ardesiacea Lesson 1831
Ardea aruensis G. R. Gray 1858
Ardea atricollis Wagler 1827
Ardea aurelianensis Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea australis Cuvier 1831
Ardea bilineata Cuvier 1831
Ardea brunhuberi von Ammon 1911
Ardea bubulcus Audouin 1823
Ardea caboga Sykes 1832
Ardea callocephala Wagler 1827
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cinerea × Ardea alba
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea effosa von Meyer 1843
Ardea formosa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea latipes von Meyer 1843
Ardea lignitum Gibel 1860
Ardea longicollis Meyen 1834
Ardea maguari Spix 1825
Ardea megacephala Milne-Edwards 1873
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea modesta J. E. Gray 1831
Ardea nebulosa Horsfield 1821
Ardea nivea Cuvier 1831
Ardea pacifica Latham 1801
Ardea paloccidentalis Shufeldt 1891
Ardea pealii Bonaparte 1826
Ardea perplexa Milne-Edwards 1871
Ardea piveteaui Brunet 1970
Ardea polkensis Brodkorb 1955
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea scolopacea Gmelin 1789
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822
Ardea timoriensis

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Leach 1820
Ardeinae Leach 1820
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata Bangs 1903
Ardea herodias fannini Chapman 1901
Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus 1758
Ardea herodias occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1829
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors 1826
Ardea modesta J. E. Gray 1831
Ardea pacifica Latham 1802
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Agamia agami (Gmelin 1789)
Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758
Ardea brachyrhyncha (Brehm 1854)
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1827
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & Grandidier 1885
Ardea insignis Hume 1878
Ardea intermedia Wagler 1829
Ardea melanocephala Vigors & Children 1826
Ardea occidentalis Audubon 1835
Ardea pacifica Latham 1801
Ardea plumifera (Gould 1848)
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766
Ardea sumatrana Raffles 1822
Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte 1855)
Ardeola grayii (Sykes 1832)
Ardeola idae (Hartlaub 1860)
Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli 1769)
Ardeola rufiventris (Sundevall 1851)
Ardeola speciosa (Horsfield 1821)
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett 1813)
Botaurus pinnatus (Wagler 1829)
Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler 1827)
Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus 1758)
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758)
Butorides striata (Linnaeus 1758)
Calherodius leuconotus (Wagler 1827)
Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus 1766)
Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler 1827)
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus 1758)
Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe 1860)
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus 1766)
Egretta gularis (Bosc 1792)
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham 1790)
Egretta picata (Gould 1845)
Egretta rufescens (Gmelin 1789)
Egretta sacra (Gmelin 1789)
Egretta thula (Molina 1782)
Egretta tricolor (Müller 1776)
Egretta vinaceigula (Sharpe 1895)
Gorsachius goisagi (Temminck 1835)
Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles 1822)
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin 1789)
Ixobrychus dubius Matthews 1912
Ixobrychus eurhythmus (Swinhoe 1873)
Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin 1789)
Ixobrychus flavicollis (Latham 1790)
Ixobrychus involucris (Vieillot 1823)
Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus 1766)
Ixobrychus novaezelandiae (Potts 1871)
Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin 1789)
Ixobrychus sturmii (Wagler 1827)
Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Olson & Wingate 2006
Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus 1758)
Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin 1789)
Nycticorax duboisi Rothschild 1907
Nycticorax mauritianus (Newton & Gadow 1893)
Nycticorax megacephalus (Milne-Edwards 1873)
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758)
Oroanassa magnifica (Ogilvie Grant 1899)
Pilherodius pileatus (Boddaert 1783)
Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck 1824)
Tigriornis leucolopha (Jardine 1846)
Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such 1825)
Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert 1783)
Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson 1834
Zebrilus undulatus (Gmelin 1789)
Zonerodius heliosylus (Lesson 1828)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardea
Ardea herodias (this page)
Ardea herodias fannini
Ardea herodias herodias
Ardea herodias wardi
Ardea alba
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cocoi
Ardea insignis
Ardea intermedia
Ardea modesta
Ardea novaehollandiae
Ardea pacifica
Ardea purpurea

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Neognathae
Neoaves
Aequorlitornithes
Ardeae
Aequornithes
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae
Ardeinae
Ardea
Ardea herodias (this page)
Ardea herodias cognata
Ardea herodias fannini
Ardea herodias herodias
Ardea herodias occidentalis
Ardea herodias wardi
Ardea aequinoctialis
Ardea agami
Ardea alba
Ardea antigone
Ardea aruensis
Ardea asha
Ardea aureliensis
Ardea brachyrhyncha
Ardea caboga
Ardea canadensis
Ardea ciconia
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cocoi
Ardea dubia
Ardea exilis
Ardea flavicollis
Ardea goliath
Ardea grayii
Ardea grus
Ardea humbloti
Ardea ibis
Ardea insignis
Ardea intermedia
Ardea involucris
Ardea javanica
Ardea lentiginosus
Ardea lepida
Ardea leuce
Ardea leuconotus
Ardea lineata
Ardea maguari
Ardea melanocephala
Ardea modesta
Ardea nebulosa
Ardea novaehollandiae
Ardea nycticorax
Ardea occidentalis
Ardea pacifica
Ardea picata
Ardea pileata
Ardea pinnata
Ardea plumifera
Ardea poiciloptila
Ardea purpurea
Ardea rubicunda
Ardea ruficollis
Ardea sacra
Ardea sinensis
Ardea sturmii
Ardea sumatrana
Ardea tricolor
Ardea violacea
Ardea virgo

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
Ardea
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1827
Ardea herodias wardi Oberholser 1912
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