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 Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 [monotypic]
               Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) - cattle egret
                 1 Bubulcus ibis ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) - common cattle-egret
                 2 Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert, 1783)