Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Parent taxon: Ardeidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Becker 1985, Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Emslie 1992, Morgan 1994, Rasmussen et al. 1987, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Agamia, Ardea, Ardeacites, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Botaurites, Botaurus, Bubulcus, Butorides, Cochlearius, Egretta, Ixobrychus, Matuku, Nyctanassa, Palaeophoyx, Pilherodius, Syrigma, Taphophoyx, Zeltornis
Subtaxa: Nycticorax caledonicus Nycticorax duboisi Nycticorax fidens Nycticorax kalavikai Nycticorax mauritianus Nycticorax megacephalus Nycticorax nycticorax Nycticorax olsoni
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Egypt (1), Greece (1), Japan (1), Mauritius (6), Niue (1), Papua New Guinea (1), Peru (1), Reunion (3), Saint Helena (2), Tonga (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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