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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820
- herons, bitterns and egrets
(bird)
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Entity:
Ardeiformes (Order)
..Cochleariidae (Family)
..Ardeidae (Family) - herons, bitterns and egrets
....†Ardeacites (Genus)
....Ardeinae (Subfamily)
....Botaurinae (Subfamily)
....†Botaurites (Genus)
....†Botauroides (Genus)
....†Coliathia (Genus)
....†Eoceornis (Genus)
....†Palaeophoyx (Genus)
....†Proardea (Genus)
....†Proherodius (Genus)
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
:
Ardeiformes
(Order)
Wagler, 1830
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Ardeinae
(Subfamily)
Leach, 1820
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson (ed.), 2003
: 85.
[implicit]
Variants
Different rank
:
Ardeinae
(Subfamily)
Leach, 1820
Incorrect authorship
:
Ardeidae
(Family)
Vigors, 1825
Synonyms
Including
:
Botaurinae
(Subfamily)
Bock, 1956
Including
:
Botaurini
(Tribe)
Bock, 1956
Including
:
Cochleariidae
(Family)
Ridgway, 1887
Including
:
Cochleariini
(Tribe)
Including
:
Nycticoracinae
(Subfamily)
Bonaparte, 1854
Including
:
Nycticoracini
(Tribe)
Bock, 1956
Including
:
Tigrisomatinae
(Subfamily)
Payne & Risley, 1976
Including
:
Zebrilini
(Tribe)
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
reigers
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
herons, bitterns and egrets
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson (ed.), 2003
: 84.
:
herons, bitterns
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28 Aug 2026