NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis exilis
      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis bogotensis
      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis erythromelas
      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis limoncochae
      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis peruvianus
      Subspecies - Ixobrychus exilis pullus