Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853 (Capped heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Parent taxon: Ardeidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Agamia, Ardea, Ardeacites, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Botaurites, Botaurus, Bubulcus, Butorides, Cochlearius, Egretta, Ixobrychus, Matuku, Nyctanassa, Nycticorax, Palaeophoyx, Syrigma, Taphophoyx, Zeltornis
Subtaxa: Pilherodius pileatus
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of Brazil)
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