Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
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   Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
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     Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
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       Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
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         Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
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           Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
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             Genus Egretta Forster, 1817
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               01 Egretta alba (C. Linnaeus, 1758) see Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
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               02 Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829) - intermediate egret
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               03 Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - white-faced heron
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               04 Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789) - reddish egret
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               05 Egretta tricolor (Statius Müller, 1776) - tricolored heron
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               06 Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) - little blue heron
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               07 Egretta vinaceigula (Sharpe, 1895) - slaty egret
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               08 Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827) - black heron
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               09 Egretta picata (Gould, 1845) - pied heron
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               10 Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) - Pacific reef egret
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               11 Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) - western reef egret
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               12 Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) - little egret
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               13 Egretta thula (Molina, 1782) - snowy egret
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               14 Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860) - Chinese egret
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