Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
     Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
       Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
         Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
           Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
             Genus Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855
               1 Gorsachius leuconotus (Wagler, 1827) - white-backed night heron
               2 Gorsachius magnificus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899) - white-eared night heron
               3 Gorsachius goisagi (Temminck, 1836) - Japanese night heron
               4 Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822) - Malaysian night heron