Ardeinae

Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the day herons, night herons, and egrets.[1][2]

Ardeinae
Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Ardeinae
Genera

13, see text

Taxonomy
  • Genus †Zeltornis (fossil, Early Miocene of Djebel Zelten, Libya)
  • Genus Nycticorax – typical night herons (two living species, four recently extinct; sometimes includes Nyctanassa)
  • Genus Nyctanassa – American night herons (one living species, one recently extinct)
  • Genus Gorsachius – Asian and African night herons (four species)
  • Genus Butorides – green-backed herons (three species; sometimes included in Ardea)
  • Genus Agamia – Agami heron
  • Genus Pilherodius – capped heron
  • Genus Ardeola – pond herons (six species)
  • Genus Bubulcus – cattle egrets (one or two species, sometimes included in Ardea)
  • Genus †Proardea (fossil)
  • Genus Ardea – typical herons (11–17 species)
  • Genus Syrigma – whistling heron
  • Genus Egretta – typical egrets (7–13 species)
  • Genus undetermined
    • †Easter Island heron, Ardeidae gen. et sp. indet. (prehistoric)

References
  1. Sheldon, Frederick H.; McCracken, Kevin G.; Stuebing, Keeley D. (1995). "Phylogenetic relationships of the zigzag heron (Zebrilus undulatus) and white-crested bittern (Tigriornis leucolophus) estimated by DNA-DNA hybridization" (PDF). Auk. 112 (3): 672–679. JSTOR 4088682.
  2. Sheldon, Frederick H.; Jones, Clare E.; McCracken, Kevin G. (2000). "Relative Patterns and Rates of Evolution in Heron Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA" (PDF). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17 (3): 437–450. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026323. PMID 10723744. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-07.
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