Ardeinae

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Ardeinae
Ardea modesta.jpg
Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Ardeinae
Genera

13, see text

Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the day herons, night herons, and egrets. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

Extant Genera

ImageGenusLiving species
Nycticorax caledonicus - Sydney Olympic Park.jpg Nycticorax T. Forster, 1817 – typical night herons
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (7345190292).jpg Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 – American night herons
Gorsachius melanolophus.jpg Gorsachius Bonaparte, 1855 – Asian and African night herons
GreenHeron Gam.jpg Butorides Blyth, 1852 – green-backed herons
Agami Heron (Agamia agami).jpg Agamia Reichenbach, 1853 – Agami heron
Kappenreiher Pilherodius pileatus.jpg Pilherodius Reichenbach, 1853 – capped heron
Indian Pond Heron I2 IMG 1142.jpg Ardeola F. Boie, 1822 – pond herons
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) -Florida Keys2.jpg Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 – cattle egrets
Ardea herodias standing on a rock at St. Pete Beach.JPG Ardea – typical herons
Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix).JPG Syrigma Ridgway, 1878 – Whistling heron
Calherodius leuconotus natalensis 102476882.jpg CalherodiusWagler, 1827 - White-backed night heron
NycticoraxMagnificaGronvold.jpg OroanassaOgilvie-Grant, 1899 - White-eared night heron
Egret (9331391838).jpg Egretta T. Forster, 1817 – typical egrets

Fossils

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.