Superfamily Ardeoidae Stejneger 1885
Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ardeoidae
Alternative spelling: Ardeoidea
Parent taxon: Ciconiiformes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Ciconiae, Ciconiidae, Ciconiopsis, Eocathartes, Ibididoidae, Lophiornis, Phoenicopteri, Phoenicopteroidea, Plataleoidae, Sanshuiornis, Scopi, Scopidae, Xenerodiopidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Ardea
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ardeoidae in the database