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 Broughton 2004, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1969, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Steadman and Mead 2010, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, 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
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Mexico (2), United States (28: California, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Oregon), Venezuela (1)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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