Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combinations: Ardea caerulea, Florida caerulea
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Egretta according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Oswald and Steadman 2018, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Egretta garzetta, Egretta novaehollandiae, Egretta picata, Egretta sacra, Egretta subfluvia, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (2: California, Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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