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Botaurinae

Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Botaurinae Reichenbach
1930Botaurinae Hay p. 295
1940Botaurinae Wetmore p. 16
1956Botaurinae Wetmore p. 21
2007Botaurinae Livezey and Zusi p. 91

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
familyArdeidaeLeach 1820
subfamilyBotaurinaeReichenbach 1850
subfamilyBotaurinaeReichenbach 1850

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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G. †Botauroides Shufeldt 1915
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Botauroides parvus Shufeldt 1915
G. †Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
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Eoceornis ardetta Shufeldt 1915
G. †Pikaihao Worthy et al. 2013
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Pikaihao bartlei Worthy et al. 2013
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