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Taxonomy
Butorides was named by Blyth (1852). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Emslie (1998).
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Emslie (1998) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Emslie (1998) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Butorides Blyth 1852
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Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 [striated heron]
†Butorides validipes Campbell 1976
Butorides virescens Linnaeus 1758 [green heron]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available