Subfamily Nycticoracini Bonaparte 1854 (heron)
Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative spelling: Nycticoracinae
Parent taxon: Ardeinae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Becker 1985
Sister taxa: Ardeini, Ardeola, Proardea, Proardeola
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nycticoracini in the database