Reptilia - Ardeiformes - Ardeidae

Parent taxon: Ardeidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Ardea, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Butorides, Calcardea, Gnotornis, Nyctanassa, Zeltornis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: volant piscivore