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Botaurinae
Taxonomy
Botaurinae was named by Reichenbach (1850). It is extant. Its type is Botaurus.
It was assigned to Ardeidae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Ardeidae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1850 | Botaurinae Reichenbach |
1930 | Botaurinae Hay p. 295 |
1940 | Botaurinae Wetmore p. 16 |
1956 | Botaurinae Wetmore p. 21 |
2007 | Botaurinae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
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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.
Subfm. Botaurinae Reichenbach 1850
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Tr. Tigriornithini Bock 1956
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G. Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
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Tigrisoma lineatum Boddaert 1783 [Rufescent tiger-heron]
Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson 1834 [bare-throated tiger-heron]
Invalid names: Botaurini [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available