Ardea lignitum Gibel 1860 (heron)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Belongs to Ardea according to K. Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea melanocephala, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ardea lignitum in the database

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