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Ardea

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Ardea may refer to:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2480922	https://www.gbif.org/species/2480922
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	39542	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=39542

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Sauropsida	Huxley 1864
class	Reptilia	Laurenti 1768
subclass	Eureptilia
-	Romeriida	Gauthier et al. 1988
-	Diapsida
-	Eosuchia
-	Neodiapsida	Benton 1985
-	Sauria	Gauthier 1984
-	Archosauromorpha
-	Crocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
-	Eucrocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauria
informal	Avemetatarsalia	Benton 1999
-	Ornithodira	Gauthier 1986
-	Dinosauromorpha	Benton 1985
-	Dinosauriformes	Novas 1992
-	Dinosauria
-	Saurischia
-	Theropoda
-	Neotheropoda	Bakker 1986
-	Averostra	Paul 2002
-	Tetanurae	Gauthier 1986
order	Avetheropoda	Paul 1988
suborder	Coelurosauria	Huene 1914
-	Maniraptora	Gauthier 1986
-	Paraves	Sereno 1997
class	Aves	Linnaeus 1758
-	Pygostylia	Chiappe 2002
-	Ornithothoraces	Chiappe and Calvo 1994
-	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae	Haeckel 1866
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
-	Neognathae
-	Neoaves	Sibley et al. 1988
-	Natatores	Baird 1858
-	Steganograllatores	Livezey and Zusi 2007
superorder	Pelecanimorphae	Huxley 1867
order	Pelecaniformes	Sharpe 1891
family	Ardeidae	Leach 1820
genus	Ardea	Linnæus 1758

Common Name

heron

Scientific Name

Ardea Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ardea	genus	belongs to Herodiones	stated without evidence	Shufeldt, 1891
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	stated without evidence	Hay, 1902
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	stated with evidence	Gaillard, 1908
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	stated without evidence	Lambrecht, 1933
Ardea	genus	belongs to Phalacrocoracidae	stated without evidence	Howard, 1972
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeinae	stated without evidence	Becker, 1985
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	implied	Carroll, 1988
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	stated without evidence	Emslie, 1992
Ardea	genus	belongs to Ardeidae	stated with evidence	Clements et al., 2017

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

16 (62%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Ardeidae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Theropoda)

Diet

piscivore (based on Ardeidae)

Reproduction

oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)

Ontogeny

accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)

Taphonomy

hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Common Name(s)

Heron, アオサギ, Great Herons

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ardea cinerea x alba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea alba species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Great Egret	15	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea ardesiacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea aruensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea atricollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea aurelianensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea bilineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea brachyrhyncha species	listed (PBDB)	Yellow-billed Egret			0 Ma Extant
Ardea brunhuberi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea bubulcus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea caboga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea callocephala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea cinerea species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Gray Heron	9	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea cocoi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Cocoi Heron	1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea effosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea formosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea goliath species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Goliath Heron			0 Ma Extant
Ardea herodias species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Great Blue Heron	25	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea humbloti species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Humblot's Heron	1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea insignis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	White-bellied Heron			0 Ma Extant
Ardea intermedia species	listed (PBDB)	Intermediate Egret	1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea latipes ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea lignitum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea longicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea maguari species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea megacephala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea melanocephala species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Black-headed Heron			0 Ma Extant
Ardea modesta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea nebulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea nivea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea pacifica species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	White-necked Heron			0 Ma Extant
Ardea paloccidentalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Ardea pealii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea perplexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ardea piveteaui ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Ardea plumifera species	listed (PBDB)	Plumed Egret			0 Ma Extant
Ardea polkensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	16.0 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Ardea purpurea species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Purple Heron	1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ardea scolopacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ardea sumatrana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Great-billed Heron			0 Ma Extant
Ardea timoriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Ardaea Dumont, 1804	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : *Ardaea*
Hardea Millet, 1828	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : *Hardea*
Ardua Giebel, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : *Ardua*
Adrea Brown, 1832	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : *Adrea*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Ardea Linnaeus p. 141
1822	Herodias Boie
1842	Casmerodius Gloger
1891	Ardea Shufeldt p. 819
1902	Ardea Hay p. 531
1908	Ardea Gaillard p. 86
1933	Ardea Lambrecht p. 312
1955	Ardea Brodkorb p. 17
1970	Ardea Brunet p. 16

Year	Name and Author
1972	Ardea Howard p. 8
1985	Ardea Becker p. 25
1988	Ardea Carroll
1992	Ardea Emslie p. 252
1992	Ardea Guthrie p. 321
2001	Ardea Olson and Rasmussen p. 295
2008	Ardea Louchart et al. p. 156
2014	Ardea del Hoyo et al.
2017	Ardea Clements et al.

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Shufeldt R. W. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon, American Naturalist 25, 818-821

Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868

Gaillard C. (1908) Les oiseaux des phosphorites du Quercy [The birds from the Quercy phosphorites], Annales de l'Université de Lyon, nouvelle séries. 1. Sciences, Médecine 23, 1-178

Lambrecht K. (1933) Handbuch der Palaeornithologie, 1-1024

Brodkorb P. (1955) The avifauna of the Bone Valley Formation, Florida Geological Survey Report of Investigations 14, 1-57

Brunet J. (1970) Oiseaux de l'Éocène supérieur du bassin de Paris, Annales de Paléontologie. Vertébrés 56, 3-57

Howard H. (1972) Type specimens of avian fossils in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science, 1-27

Becker J. J. (1985) Fossil herons (Aves: Ardeidae) of the late Miocene and early Pliocene of Florida, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5 1, 24-31

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698

Emslie S. D. (1992) Two new late Blancan avifaunas from Florida and the extinction of wetland birds in the Plio-Pleistocene, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series 36, 249-269

Guthrie D. A. (1992) A late Pleistocene avifauna from San Miguel Island, California, Science Series (Los Angeles) 36, 319-327

Olson S. L., Rasmussen P. C. (2001) Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 233-365

Louchart A., Haile-Selassie Y., et al (2008) Fossil birds from the Late Miocene of Chad and Ethiopia and zooge- ographical implications, Oryctos 7, 147-167

del Hoyo J., Collar N. J., et al (2014) HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines, 1-904

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017

Mji,D. J. (02/1951) The parasites of Ardea melanocephala from Eastern Province - via Phthiraptera.info

Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. - via World Register of Marine Species

Moreno-Rueda,G. (2005) Is the white wing-stripe of male house sparrows Passer domesticus an indicator of the load of Mallophaga?Ardea 93: 109–114. - via Phthiraptera.info

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Senar,J. C.,Copete,J. L.,Domenech,J.,Vonwalter,G. (1994) Prevalence of louse flies Diptera, Hippoboscidae parasiting a Cardueline finch and its effect on body condition - via Phthiraptera.info

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del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (eds.) (1992) Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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