NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Nyctanassa violacea violacea
      Subspecies - Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti
      Subspecies - Nyctanassa violacea caliginis
      Subspecies - Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis
      Subspecies - Nyctanassa violacea pauper