Classification
Biota [regio]Animalia [regnum]
Chordata [phylum]
Aves [classis]
Pelecaniformes [ordo]
Ardeidae [familia]
Ardea [genus]
Genus Ardea contains the following taxa:
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 [species]
Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 [species]