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 Botaurinae Bock, 1956
             Genus Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
               Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) - little bittern
                 1 Ixobrychus minutus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
                 2 Ixobrychus minutus payesii (Hartlaub, 1858)
                 3 Ixobrychus minutus podiceps (Bonaparte, 1855)
                 4 Ixobrychus minutus dubius Mathews, 1912