WoRMS taxon details
Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
159380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159380)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827
- Species Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Ardea melanocephala Vigors & Children, 1826
- Species Ardea modesta Gray, 1831
- Species Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766
- Species Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Antigone antigone (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea asha Sykes accepted as Egretta gularis schistacea (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)
- Species Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea caledonica Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Ardea canadensis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea ciconia Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea dubia Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ardea egretta Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Ardea alba egretta Gmelin, 1789
- Species Ardea garzetta Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ardea grus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea ibis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea intermedia Wagler, 1827 accepted as Mesophoyx intermedia (Wagler, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Ardea melanolophus Raffles, 1822 accepted as Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Ardea minuta Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Ardea nigra Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 accepted as Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) (synonym)
- Species Ardea nycticorax Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea oscitans Boddaert, 1783 accepted as Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Ardea sacra J.F.Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ardea sibilatrix Temminck, 1824 accepted as Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)
- Species Ardea stellaris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea striata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ardea thula Molina, 1782 accepted as Egretta thula (Molina, 1782) (synonym)
- Species Ardea tricolor Müller, 1776 accepted as Egretta tricolor (Müller, 1776)
- Species Ardea violacea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea virgo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Grus virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ardea comata Pallas, 1773 accepted as Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ardea leuce (uncertain)
- Species Ardea minor (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: with lanceolate crest and scapular plumes.
Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: with lanceolate crest and scapular plumes. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Ardea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159380 on 2024-07-27
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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From other sources
Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: with lanceolate crest and scapular plumes. [details]
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Japanese | アオサギ属 | [details] |