Ardeinae
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Subfamily of herons
| Ardeinae | |
|---|---|
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| Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Subfamily: | Ardeinae |
| Genera | |
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13, see text | |
Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the herons, night herons, and egrets.[1][2]
Extant Genera
| Image | Genus | Living species |
|---|---|---|
 | Nycticorax T. Forster, 1817 – typical night herons |
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.jpg) | Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 – American night herons |
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 | Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855 – Asian and African night herons |
|
 | Butorides Blyth, 1852 – green-backed herons |
|
.jpg) | Agamia Reichenbach, 1853 – Agami heron |
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 | Pilherodius Reichenbach, 1853 – capped heron |
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 | Ardeola F. Boie, 1822 – pond herons |
|
_-Florida_Keys2.jpg) | Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 – cattle egrets |
|
 | Ardea – typical herons |
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.JPG) | Syrigma Ridgway, 1878 – Whistling heron |
|
 | Calherodius Wagler, 1827 - White-backed night heron |
|
 | Oroanassa Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 - White-eared night heron |
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.jpg) | EgrettaT. Forster, 1817 – typical egrets |
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Fossils
- Genus †Proardea (fossil)
- Genus †Zeltornis (fossil, Early Miocene of Djebel Zelten, Libya)
- Genus undetermined
- †Easter Island heron, Ardeidae gen. et sp. indet. (prehistoric)
References
- ↑ Sheldon, Frederick H.; McCracken, Kevin G.; Stuebing, Keeley D. (1995). "Phylogenetic relationships of the zigzag heron (Zebrilus undulatus) and white-crested bittern (Tigriornis leucolophus) estimated by DNA-DNA hybridization" (PDF). Auk. 112 (3): 672–679. JSTOR 4088682.
- ↑ Sheldon, Frederick H.; Jones, Clare E.; McCracken, Kevin G. (2000). "Relative Patterns and Rates of Evolution in Heron Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA" (PDF). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17 (3): 437–450. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026323. PMID 10723744. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-07.
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