MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ardea Linnaeus, 1758

Traits taxon details

Ardea Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

159380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159380)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ardeidae Vigors, 1825

Original name

Ardea Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (11)

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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 intermedia Wagler, 1827 accepted as Mesophoyx intermedia (Wagler, 1829) (synonym)
Species Ardea comata Pallas, 1773 accepted as Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ardea minor (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2024). Ardea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159380 on 2025-03-30

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ardea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159380 on 2025-03-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-09-05 13:59:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2017-04-19 10:18:27Z

checked

Tasker, Mark

2022-07-19 06:09:59Z

changed

db_admin

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]