Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Suborder Ciconii
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Infraorder Ciconiides
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Parvorder Ciconiida
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Superfamily Ardeoidea Vigors, 1825
see Order Ardeiformes Wagler, 1830
Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
Genus Syrigma Ridgway, 1878
1 Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) - whistling heron