Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Neognathae Pycraft 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
[Order] Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
Subfamily Ardeinae Leach, 1820
Genus Butorides Blyth, 1852
Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) - green heron
Butorides virescens frazari (Brewster, 1888)