Reptilia - Natatores - Ardeidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 83488

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Ardea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea perplexa, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea

Type specimen: 1

Ecology: volant piscivore