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Butorides striata (striated heron)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Ardeidae

Taxonomy
Ardea striata was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ardeola striata by Steadman and Pahlavan (1992); it was recombined as Butorides striatus by Hume (2013); it was recombined as Butorides striata by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ardea striata Linnaeus p. 144
1992Ardeola striata Steadman and Pahlavan p. 463
2013Butorides striatus Hume p. 215
2017Butorides striata Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
familyArdeidaeLeach 1820
genusButoridesBlyth 1852
speciesstriata()

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.

Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 [striated heron]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:51:50
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Ardeola striata (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Ardeola striata (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Butorides striatus (194165)