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Herons And Bitterns

Ardeidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ardeidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Ardeidae
Family 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 RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Ardeidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, SailinSteve, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, INBio, IABIN, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Brunei Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Comoros Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Curacao Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, British Virgin Islands Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guernsey Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macau Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mayotte Species List, Moldova Species List, Monaco Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Montserrat Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Niue Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Sint Maarten Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tonga Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Wallis et Futuna Species List, Uruguay Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Black Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Chukchi Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Gulf of Tomini Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Java Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Sea of Azov Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Marmara Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Ceram Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, and Flickr BHL
Ardeidae Leach 1820
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

? amissa Milne-Edwards, 1892
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? similis Fraas, 1870
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ardeagrandis Kurockin & Ganea 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ardeidae
Harvest ancestor according to Global Invasive Species Database, Arkive, Undersea Productions, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Conabio, Conabio, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Wildfinder (WWF), Sibly et al 2012, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Anguilla Species List, Aruba Species List, Bahrain Species List, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, vimeo, Anderson and Wiens 2017, World Register of Marine Species, xeno canto America, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Bulbulcus Bonaparte 1855
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cancroma Linnaeus 1766
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Casmerodius Gloger 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cepphus Wagler 1827
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Demigretta Blyth 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Egretta Brisson 1760
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Erythocnus Sharpe 1894
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Goisakius Gray 1855
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heterocnus Sharpe 1895
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mesophoyx Sharpe 1894
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Myola Mathews 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nycticorax Forster 1817
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Proherodius Lydekker 1891
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tonophoyx Mathews 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zeltornis Balouet 1981
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

herons
prefer
Recognized by admin
herons and bitterns preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Heron
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Afrikaans

Reier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Çafka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

بلشونيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Տառեղներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Vağlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Koartza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

чаплевыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

বক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kerc'heiz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

чаплови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဗျိုင်းနှင့် အလားတူငှက်များ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Ardeid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Чарлан йышшисем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

volavkovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

hejrer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

reigers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Ardeedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Haigurlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Haikarat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Galician

Garzas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ყანჩისებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Reiher preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ερωδιίδαι preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Guyratĩ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

બગલો preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אנפתיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

बगुला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

gémfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hegri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Herono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

サギ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Javanese

Kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Псыхэуэ лъэпкъыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಕಬ್ಬಾರೆ ಹಕ್ಕಿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Құтандар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Кытандар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

왜가리과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Masîxwar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latin

Ardea preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Gārņu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ligurian

Perdigiurni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Ardide preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Garniniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Haigarit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Räeren preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Чапји preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കൊക്ക് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

सारंग preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Min Dong

Lô-sĭ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

बकुल्लो preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Heegern preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

hegrefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Кæсаглас preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

حواصیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Czaplowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Pushto; Pashto

بغ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Waqar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Egretă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

цаплевые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rusyn

Чаплёвы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Аҥырдыҥылар кэргэннэрэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Santali

ᱠᱚᱸᱜ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

чапље preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Volavkovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kingoyo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

hägrar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Bakaw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஹெரான் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Челән кошлар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์นกยาง preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Balıkçılgiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Гырпум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

قاقىرا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

чаплеві preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Sabaku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
बकुला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ब्वह preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

بگلا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Diệc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Crehyrod preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Reagers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بلشونيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

بالیقچیل کیمی‌لر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bcl

Talaod preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

شاوە preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Heron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Frp

Hègron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lzh

鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nds Nl

Reigers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

بگلا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

鷺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鷺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ardeidae

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 (this page)
Agamia Reichenbach 1853
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeacites Haushalter 1855
Ardeagrandis Kuročkin & Ganea 1972
Ardeola Boie & F 1822
Botaurites von Ammon 1918
Botaurus Stephens 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855
Butorides Blyth 1852
Cochlearius Brisson 1760
Egretta Forster & T 1817
Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Matuku Scofield et al. 2010
Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
Nycticorax Forster & T 1817
Nyctisoma Elżanowski & Zelenkov 2015
Palaeophoyx McCoy 1963
Pikaihao Worthy et al. 2013
Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853
Proardea Lambrecht 1933
Proardeola Harrison 1979
Syrigma Ridgway 1878
Taphophoyx Steadman & Takano 2019
Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
Zeltornis Balouet 1981
Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Balaenicipitidae
Liptornis Ameghino 1894
Pelecanidae
Protoplotidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae
Torotigidae
Torotix Brodkorb 1963

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Leach 1820 (this page)
Ardeinae Leach 1820
Botaurinae Reichenbach 1850
Cochleariinae Chenu & Des Murs 1854
Tigrisomatinae
Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte 1853
Pelecanidae Rafinesque 1815
Scopidae Bonaparte 1849
Threskiornithidae Poche 1904

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 (this page)
Agamia Reichenbach 1853
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeacites Haushalter 1855
Ardeagrandis Kuročkin & Ganea 1972
Ardeola Boie & F 1822
Botaurites von Ammon 1918
Botaurus Stephens 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855
Butorides Blyth 1852
Cochlearius Brisson 1760
Egretta Forster & T 1817
Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Matuku Scofield et al. 2010
Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
Nycticorax Forster & T 1817
Nyctisoma Elżanowski & Zelenkov 2015
Palaeophoyx McCoy 1963
Pikaihao Worthy et al. 2013
Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853
Proardea Lambrecht 1933
Proardeola Harrison 1979
Syrigma Ridgway 1878
Taphophoyx Steadman & Takano 2019
Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
Zeltornis Balouet 1981
Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Balaenicipitidae
Liptornis Ameghino 1894
Pelecanidae
Protoplotidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae
Torotigidae
Torotix Brodkorb 1963

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 (this page)
Agamia Reichenbach 1853
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeola Boie & F 1822
Botaurus Stephens 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855
Butorides Blyth 1852
Cochlearius Brisson 1760
Dupetor Heine & Reichenow 1890
Egretta Forster & T 1817
Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
Nycticorax Forster & T 1817
Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853
Syrigma Ridgway 1878
Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Balaenicipitidae
Pelecanidae
Protoplotidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae (this page)
Agamia Reichenbach 1853
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeacites Haushalter 1855
Ardeirallus Bonaparte 1850
Ardeola Boie 1822
Ardetta Gray 1842
Botaurites Ammon 1918
Botaurus Stephens 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855
Butorides Blyth 1852
Calcardea Gingerich 1987
Cochlearius Brisson 1760
Dupetor Heine & Reichenow 1890
Egretta Forster 1817
Gnotornis Wetmore 1942
Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Matuku Scofield, Worthy & Tennyson 2010
Nycticorax Moehring 1758
Palaeophoyx
Pikaihao Worthy, Worthy, Tennyson & Scofield 2013
Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853
Proardea Lambrecht 1933
Proardeola Harrison 1979
Syrigma Ridgway 1878
Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Balaenicipitidae
Cyphornithidae
Pelecanidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Leach 1820 (this page)
Ardeinae Leach 1820
Botaurinae Reichenbach 1850
Cochleariinae Chenu & Des Murs 1854
Tigrisomatinae
Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte 1853
Pelecanidae Rafinesque 1815
Scopidae Bonaparte 1849
Threskiornithidae Poche 1904

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae (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 herodias Linnaeus 1758
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)
Balaenicipitidae
Pelecanidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae

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Dupetor
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Tigrisoma
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Anhingidae
Fregatidae
Pelecanidae
Phaethontidae
Phalacrocoracidae
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Threskiornithidae
unclassified Pelecaniformes

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Eumetazoa
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Aequorlitornithes
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Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae (this page)
Agamia
Ardeinae
Ardeirallus
Ardeola
Botaurinae
Buphus
Butorides
Calherodius
Casmerodius
Dupetor
Egretta
Gnotornis
Hydranassa
Mesophoyx
Nycticoracinae
Oroanassa
Pikaihao
Pilherodius
Syrigma
Tigriornis
Tigrisoma
Tigrisomatinae
Xenerodiops
Ardei
Balaenicipitidae
Pelecani
Pelecanidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae
Torotigidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae (this page)
Ardea
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeola
Ardeola Boie 1822
Butorides
Butorides Blyth 1852
Egretta
Egretta Brisson 1760
Gorsachius
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Mesophoyx
Mesophoyx Sharpe 1894
Nycticorax
Ardeidae Vigors 1825
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917
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