Suborder Ardeae (bird)
Parent taxon: Aequorlitornithes according to R. O. Prum et al. 2015
See also Brunet 1970, Cheneval 1984, Jaekel 1911, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ardeae in the database