Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
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, Goodman 1999, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Mlikovsky 2002 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, 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
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (7 collections), Madagascar (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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