Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Ciconiiformes

Ardeidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
Ardeirallus Bonaparte, 1850
Ardeola Boie, 1822
Botaurus Stephens, 1819
Bubulcus
Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855
Butorides Blyth, 1852
Casmerodius Gloger, 1842
Egretta Brisson, 1760
Egretta T. Forster, 1817
Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
Nycticorax Moehring, 1758
Nycticorax T. Forster, 1817

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): hegrefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: reigers
 English: herons sources: MASDEA (1997).
 Norwegian: hegrefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: hegrefamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: hegrefamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): hegrefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: hägrar

Literature

basis of record

Parker, S.P. (Ed.) (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw Hill Book Company: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-07-079031-0. 1166, 1232 pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Ardeidae. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148747

Drs Cees Roselaar. Ardeidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10741

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148747
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:10741

Last modified

2005-03-29 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Simon Claus

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