Ardeinae

Ardea alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes Ordo: Pelecaniformes

Familia: Ardeidae
Subfamilia: Ardeinae
Genera: Ardea – Ardeola – Butorides – Calherodius – Egretta – Gorsachius – Nyctanassa – Nycticorax – Oroanassa – Pilherodius – Syrigma – Zonerodius

Name

Ardeinae Leach, 1820

• Typus: Ardea Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymy

• Nycticoracinae Bonaparte, 1856
  • Nycticoracini Typus: Nycticorax T. Forster, 1817

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E. 1820. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum: Eleventh Room. British Museum. London. 17th edition: 65–70. (Although the name of the author is not specified in the document, Leach was the Keeper of Zoology at the time). BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.144385 Reference page.  p. 69 "Ardeadae"

Additional references

• Hruska J.P., Holmes, J., Oliveros, C., Shakya, S.B., Lavretsky, P., McCracken, K.G., Sheldon, F.H. & Moyle, R.G.. 2023. Ultraconserved elements resolve the phylogeny and corroborate patterns of molecular rate variation in herons (Aves: Ardeidae). Ornithology 140(2): ukad005 DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukad005 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

magyar: Gémformák
日本語: サギ亜科
Nederlands: Echte reigers, Tijgerreigers en Nachtreigers
中文: 鷺科

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