Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Ciconiida see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                   Ardeoidea Vigors, 1825 see Order Ardeiformes Wagler, 1830
                     Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
                       Egretta Forster, 1817
                         Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860) - Chinese egret