Proardea Lambrecht 1933 (heron)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1933. Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. 1-1024

Parent taxon: Ardeinae according to J. J. Becker 1985

See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Ardeini, Ardeola, Nycticoracini, Proardeola

Subtaxa: Proardea amissa Proardea deschutteri

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Type: Ardea amissa

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Hoogbutsel (Oligocene of Belgium)

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