Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
                   Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
                     Genus Botaurus Stephens, 1819
                       1 Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian bittern
                       2 Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) - Australasian bittern
                       3 Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813) - American bittern
                       4 Botaurus pinnatus (Wagler, 1829) - pinnated bittern