Taxonomy Profile: Ardea (Linnaeus 1758)

Ardea: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Casmerodius
Gloger 1842
Common Name(s):
Great Herons []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ardea: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Pelecaniformes
Pelicans |
pélicans |
Ibises |
ibis |
Herons |
hérons |
Family : Ardeidae
Bitterns |
Egrets |
Herons |
Subfamily : Ardeinae
Genus : Ardea
Great Herons |
Ardea Direct Children(s):
Ardea herodias
(Linnaeus 1758)
Ardea cinerea
(Linnaeus 1758)
Ardea cocoi
(Linnaeus 1766)
Ardea goliath
(Cretzschmar 1829)
Ardea humbloti
(Milne-Edwards & A Grandidier 1885)
Ardea melanocephala
(Children & Vigors 1826)
Ardea pacifica
(Latham 1802)
Ardea purpurea
(Linnaeus 1766)
Ardea alba
(Linnaeus 1758)
Ardea insignis
(Hume 1878)
Ardea sumatrana
(Raffles 1822)
Ardea modesta
(J E Gray 1831)
Ardea: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Ardea
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Ardea
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ardea
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25
Acquired:
2011-05-28
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Ardea
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ardea
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Ardea
Ardea: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ardea: Comments