Ardeidae

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247,628 records (247,632 in total)

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Datasets

79 datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas Scotland for this family.

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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Ardeidae
  • UKSI
Common Name Source
Herons, bitterns
  • UKSI
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Classification

unranked
Biota
domain
Eukaryota
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
superclass
Tetrapoda
class
Aves
order
Ciconiiformes
family
Ardeidae
genus
Ardea Linnaeus, 1758 
genus
Ardeola Boie, F, 1822 
genus
Botaurus Stephens, 1819 
genus
Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 
genus
Butorides Blyth, 1852 
genus
Egretta Forster, T, 1817 
genus
Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828 
genus
Nycticorax Forster, T, 1817 
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References for this taxon found in the Conservation Evidence Library

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