NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2011

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Ardeinae
  Family - Ardeidae
  Order - Pelecaniformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ardea herodias
      Species - Ardea cinerea
      Species - Ardea cocoi
      Species - Ardea goliath
      Species - Ardea humbloti
      Species - Ardea melanocephala
      Species - Ardea pacifica
      Species - Ardea purpurea
      Species - Ardea alba
      Species - Ardea insignis
      Species - Ardea sumatrana
      Species - Ardea modesta