Ardeidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ardeidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – herons and bitterns.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Pelecaniformes – order
Hyponyms
- (family): Agamiinae, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Cochleariinae, Tigriornithinae – subfamilies
- Agamia, Ardea, Ardeola, Botaurus, Butorides, Calherodius, Cochlearius, Egretta, Gorsachius, Nyctanassa, Nycticorax, Oroanassa, Pilherodius, Syrigma, Tigriornis, Tigrisoma, Zebrilus, Zonerodius – extant genera
References
- Ardeidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ardeidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ardeidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN