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Ardeidae Vigors, 1825

101354  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101354)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Ardeiformes (Order)
  8. Ardeidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Agamia Reichenbach, 1852
  2. Genus Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Genus Ardeagrandis Kuročkin & Ganea, 1972 †
  4. Genus Ardeola Boie, 1822
  5. Genus Ardetta Gray, 1842
  6. Genus Botaurus Stephens in Shaw, 1819
  7. Genus Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855
  8. Genus Bulbulcus Bonaparte, 1855
  9. Genus Butorides Blyth, 1852
  10. Genus Cancroma Linnaeus, 1766
  11. Genus Casmerodius Gloger, 1842
  12. Genus Cochlearius Brisson, 1760
  13. Genus Dichromanassa Ridgway, 1878
  14. Genus Egretta Forster, 1817
  15. Genus Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855
  16. Genus Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  17. Genus Matuku Scofield, Worthy & Tennyson, 2010 †
  18. Genus Mesophoyx Sharpe, 1894
  19. Genus Myola Mathews, 1913
  20. Genus Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
  21. Genus Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  22. Genus Nyctisoma Elzanowski & Zelenkov, 2015 †
  23. Genus Pikaihao Worthy, Worthy, Tennyson & Scofield, 2013 †
  24. Genus Pilherodius Reichenbach, 1852
  25. Genus Proherodius Lydekker, 1891 †
  26. Genus Syrigma Ridgway, 1878
  27. Genus Taphophoyx Steadman & Takano, 2019 †
  28. Genus Tigriornis Sharpe, 1895
  29. Genus Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827
  30. Genus Tonophoyx Mathews, 1913
  31. Genus Zebrilus Bonaparte, 1855
  32. Genus Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882
  33. Genus Adrea Brown, 1832 accepted as Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
  34. Genus Anserobranta Kuročkin & Ganea, 1972 † accepted as Alopochen Stejneger, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Genus Ardaea Dumont, 1804 accepted as Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Genus Ardeiralla Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  37. Genus Ardeirallus Sharpe, 1895 accepted as Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  38. Genus Ardua Giebel, 1872 accepted as Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
  39. Genus Bostaurus MacLeay, 1829 accepted as Botaurus Stephens in Shaw, 1819
  40. Genus Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  41. Genus Butaurus Smith, 1838 accepted as Botaurus Stephens in Shaw, 1819
  42. Genus Canchroma Bonaparte, 1831 (Misspelling)
  43. Genus Cancromus Kaup, 1844 (Misspelling)
  44. Genus Cepheus Gray, 1847 (Misspelling)
  45. Genus Cochlearis Dearborn, 1907 accepted as Cochlearius Brisson, 1760
  46. Genus Demegretta Blyth, 1852 (Misspelling)
  47. Genus Demiegretta Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  48. Genus Demiegretta Baird, 1858 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  49. Genus Doriponus Reichenow in Heine & Reichenow, 1890 accepted as Agamia Reichenbach, 1852
  50. Genus Doryphorus Reichenow, 1877 accepted as Agamia Reichenbach, 1852
  51. Genus Dupetor Heine & Reichenow, 1890 accepted as Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  52. Genus Egretta Brisson, 1760 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817 (Suppressed name (ICZN))
  53. Genus Erodias Brehm, 1832 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  54. Genus Erogas Hogg, 1845 accepted as Botaurus Stephens in Shaw, 1819
  55. Genus Erythrocnus Sharpe, 1895 accepted as Ardeola Boie, 1822
  56. Genus Erythrophoyx Sharpe, 1894 accepted as Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  57. Genus Florida Baird, 1858 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  58. Genus Garzetta Kaup, 1829 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  59. Genus Gazzetta Rosenberg, 1863 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  60. Genus Glaucerodius Heine & Reichenow, 1890 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  61. Genus Goisachius Swinhoe, 1871 (Misspelling)
  62. Genus Gorsakius Bonaparte, 1854 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  63. Genus Hardea Millet, 1828 accepted as Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
  64. Genus Hemiegretta Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  65. Genus Hemi-egretta Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  66. Genus Herodias Boie, 1822 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  67. Genus Hydranassa Baird, 1858 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  68. Genus Hydranassa Heine, 1890 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  69. Genus Melanophoyx Sharpe, 1894 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  70. Genus Microcnus Reichenow, 1877 accepted as Zebrilus Bonaparte, 1855
  71. Genus Nicticorax Vian, 1886 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  72. Genus Nigricorax Gistl, 1848 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  73. Genus Notophoyx Sharpe, 1895 accepted as Egretta Forster, 1817
  74. Genus Nycterodius Macgillivray, 1842 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  75. Genus Nyctherodius Reichenbach, 1852 accepted as Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
  76. Genus Nyctiardea Swainson, 1837 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  77. Genus Nycticorax Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  78. Genus Nycticorax Möhring, 1758 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817 (published in a rejected work)
  79. Genus Nyctinassa accepted as Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
  80. Genus Nyctocorax Gould, 1859 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  81. Genus Ocniscus Cabanis, 1856 accepted as Butorides Blyth, 1852
  82. Genus Oniscus Baird, Brewer & Ridgway, 1874 accepted as Butorides Blyth, 1852
  83. Genus Pilerodius Reichenow, 1877 accepted as Pilherodius Reichenbach, 1852
  84. Genus Scotaeus Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 accepted as Nycticorax Forster, 1817
  85. Genus Styptes Gistl, 1848 accepted as Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827
  86. Genus Tigriosoma Sharpe, 1895 accepted as Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827
  87. Genus Tigrornis Sharpe, 1898 accepted as Tigriornis Sharpe, 1895
  88. Genus Tigrosoma Griffith, ? 1830 accepted as Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827
  89. Genus Toburides Mathews, 1913 accepted as Butorides Blyth, 1852
  90. Genus Xanthocnus Sharpe, 1894 accepted as Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  91. Genus Zebrilus Snethlage, 1914 accepted as Zebrilus Bonaparte, 1855
  92. Genus Calcardea Gingerich, 1987 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  93. Genus Cepphus Wagler, 1827 (uncertain, unassessed)
  94. Genus Demigretta Blyth, 1846 (uncertain, unassessed)
  95. Genus Eoceornis Shufeldt, 1915 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  96. Genus Erythocnus Sharpe, 1894 (uncertain, unassessed)
  97. Genus Gnotornis Wetmore, 1942 (uncertain, unassessed)
  98. Genus Goisakius Gray, 1855 (uncertain, unassessed)
  99. Genus Heterocnus Sharpe, 1895 (uncertain, unassessed)
  100. Genus Proardea Lambrecht, 1933 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  101. Genus Proardeola Harrison, 1979 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  102. Genus Zeltornis Balouet, 1981 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Ardeidae Vigors, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101354 on 2026-05-18
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Ardeiformes (Order) > Ardeidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Herons, egrets and allies. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): TF; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Bartonian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]
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