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Herons And Bitterns

Ardeidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ardeidae
Family recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Ardeidae
Family recognized by Barcode of Life Data Systems, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia AST, GBIF classification, wikipedia AF, Wikidata, Global Biotic Interactions, Wikimedia Commons, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, and TreatmentBank
Ardeidae
Species recognized by Protists in Singapore
Ardeidae
Recognized by iNaturalist, Iran Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Turkmenistan, Tibet Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United Kingdom Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Skagerrak Species List, English Channel Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Black Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Sea of Azov Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Sea of Marmara Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Red Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, South China Sea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Swaziland Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Uruguay Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Taiwan Species List, New Caledonia Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Saint Martin Species List, R union Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Niue, North Korean Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Paraguay Species List, Peru Species List, S o Tom and Pr ncipe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Republic of the Congo, Romania Species List, Samoa Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Kosovo Species List, Java Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Jordan Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Mexico Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Mozambique Species List, Myanmar Species List, Macedonia Species List, Mayotte Species List, Guernsey Species List, French Guiana Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Guam Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, France Species List, Hungary Species List, Honduras Species List, Guatemala Species List, Finland Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Estonia Species List, Fiji Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ecuador Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, Gulf of Tomini Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Iceland Species List, Indonesia Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Belize Species List, Belgium Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brunei Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Dominica Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Croatia Species List, Cuba Species List, Curacao Species List, Chile Species List, Colombia Species List, Comoros Species List, Chad Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Cocos Islands, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Anguilla Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Armenia Species List, Aruba Species List, Argentina Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bahrain Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Australia Species List, IUCN Structured Data, Ceram Sea Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Guinea Species List, India Species List, Moldova Species List, Montenegro Species List, Montserrat Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Qatar Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Namibia Species List, AnAge, NMNH Birds in DwC A, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology DwCA, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Syria Species List, Wildfinder (WWF), Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Japan Species List, Philippines Species List, Russia Species List, Egypt Species List, OBIS environmental data records, Cape Verde Species List, Grenada Species List, Ceram Sea Species List, Albania Species List, Dynamic Hierarchy Synonyms, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Malta Species List, Bolivia Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Monaco Species List, Furui 2020, Gabon Species List, SailinSteve, Panama Species List, and United States Species List
Ardeidae Leach 1820
Family recognized by TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

? amissa Milne-Edwards, 1892
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? similis Fraas, 1870
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ardeagrandis Kurockin & Ganea 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ardeidae
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF classification, AnAge articles, vimeo, Sibly et al 2012, Global Invasive Species Database, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, NMNH type specimens, Flickr Group, Flickr Group, Flickr Group, Flickr Group, Flickr Group, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, and TreatmentBank
Bulbulcus Bonaparte 1855
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cancroma Linnaeus 1766
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Casmerodius Gloger 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cepphus Wagler 1827
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Demigretta Blyth 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Egretta Brisson 1760
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Erythocnus Sharpe 1894
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Goisakius Gray 1855
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heterocnus Sharpe 1895
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mesophoyx Sharpe 1894
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Myola Mathews 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nycticorax Forster & T 1817
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Proherodius Lydekker 1891
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tonophoyx Mathews 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zeltornis Balouet 1981
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

herons and bitterns preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Afrikaans

Reier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Albanian

Çafka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Arabic

بلشونيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Armenian

Տառեղներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Azerbaijani

Vağlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Basque

Koartza preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Belarusian

чаплевыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bengali

বক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bosnian

Čaplja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Breton

Kerc'heiz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

чаплови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

Ardeid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Croatian

Čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

volavkovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Danish

Hejrer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

reigers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Esperanto

Ardeedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Estonian

Haigurlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Haikarat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Galician

Garzas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Georgian

ყანჩისებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Reiher preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ερωδιίδαι preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Guarani

Guyratĩ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Gujarati

બગલો preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hebrew

אנפתיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hindi

बगुला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hungarian

gémfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Icelandic

Hegri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ido

Herono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Indonesian

Kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Irish

Corr réisc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Japanese

サギ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata

Javanese

Kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kabardian Circassian

Псыхэуэ лъэпкъыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kannada

ಕಬ್ಬಾರೆ ಹಕ್ಕಿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kazakh

Құтандар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Кытандар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Korean

왜가리과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kurdish

Masîxwar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Latin

Ardea preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Latvian

Gārņu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ligurian

Perdigiurni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lingua Franca Nova

Ardide preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lithuanian

Garniniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Livvi

Haigarit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Räeren preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Macedonian

Чапји preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

കൊക്ക് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Marathi

सारंग preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Min Dong

Lô-sĭ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Nepali

बकुल्लो preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

North Frisian

Heegern preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

Hegrefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
hegrefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ossetian; Ossetic

Кæсаглас preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

حواصیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

Czaplowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pushto; Pashto

بغ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Quechua

Waqar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Egretă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Russian

цаплевые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Rusyn

Чаплёвы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Sakha

Аҥырдыҥылар кэргэннэрэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Santali

ᱠᱚᱸᱜ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Serbian

чапље preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Shambala

Čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Slovak

Volavkovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

čaplje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Sundanese

Kuntul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swahili

Kingoyo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swedish

Hägrar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tagalog

Bakaw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tamil

ஹெரான் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tatar

Челән кошлар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Thai

วงศ์นกยาง preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Balıkçılgiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Udmurt

Гырпум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Uighur; Uyghur

قاقىرا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

чаплеві preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Unspecified

Sabaku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
बकुला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
ब्वह preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Urdu

بگلا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Họ Diệc preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Welsh

Crehyrod preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Western Frisian

Reagers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Wu

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Azb

بالیقچیل کیمی‌لر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ckb

شاوە preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

En Gb

Heron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Frp

Hègron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lzh

鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Nds Nl

Reigers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pnb

بگلا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Yue

鷺 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

鹭科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hant

鷺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Ardeidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
waterbirds
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae (this page)
Agamia Reichenbach 1853
Ardea Linnaeus 1758
Ardeacites Haushalter 1855
Ardeagrandis Kuročkin & Ganea 1972
Ardeola Boie & F 1822
Botaurites von Ammon 1918
Botaurus Stephens 1819
Bubulcus Bonaparte 1855
Butorides Blyth 1852
Cochlearius Brisson 1760
Egretta Forster & T 1817
Eoceornis Shufeldt 1915
Gorsachius Bonaparte 1855
Ixobrychus Billberg 1828
Matuku Scofield et al. 2010
Nyctanassa Stejneger 1887
Nycticorax Forster & T 1817
Nyctisoma Elżanowski & Zelenkov 2015
Palaeophoyx McCoy 1963
Pikaihao Worthy et al. 2013
Pilherodius Reichenbach 1853
Proardea Lambrecht 1933
Proardeola Harrison 1979
Syrigma Ridgway 1878
Taphophoyx Steadman & Takano 2019
Tigriornis Sharpe 1895
Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Zebrilus Bonaparte 1855
Zeltornis Balouet 1981
Zonerodius Salvadori 1882
Balaenicipitidae
Liptornis Ameghino 1894
Pelecanidae
Protoplotidae
Scopidae
Threskiornithidae
Torotigidae
Torotix Brodkorb 1963
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