Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combinations: Casmerodius albus, Egretta alba
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Ardea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Steadman and Mead 2010, Steadman et al. 2003, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Worthy 1998 and Worthy et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea melanocephala, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana
Subtaxa: Ardea alba egretta
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Madagascar (2), Mexico (2), New Zealand (1), Peru (1), United States (7: California, Florida), Vanuatu (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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