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Nyctanassa
Taxonomy
Nyctanassa was named by Stejneger (1887). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Carroll (1988) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Carroll (1988) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Nyctanassa Stejneger |
| 1940 | Nyctanassa Wetmore p. 16 |
| 1956 | Nyctanassa Wetmore p. 20 |
| 1988 | Nyctanassa Carroll |
| 2017 | Nyctanassa Clements et al. |
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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. Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
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†Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Olson and Wingate 2006 [Bermuda night heron]
Nyctanassa violacea Linnaeus 1758 [yellow-crowned night heron]
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Invalid names: Larus vero Shufeldt 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available