Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766 (purple heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Belongs to Ardea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Goodman 1999
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, 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 sumatrana
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Locality II, SW of Ampoza (Quaternary of Madagascar)
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