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Gray Heron |
| Ardea cinerea |
| Taxonomy |
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| Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| in London, England |
The Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) was registered by Linnaeus in 1758. |
The Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body with two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
Superorder |
Neognathae |
Birds of Flight |
Order |
Ciconiiformes |
Storks and relatives |
Family |
Ardeidae |
Herons |
Tribe |
Ardeini |
Day Herons |
Genus |
Ardea |
Big Herons |
Species |
Ardea cinerea |
Gray Heron |
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The Subspecies of the Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Many authors recognize four subspecies of (Ardea cinerea). Some have mentioned a fifth subspecies: (Ardea cinerea altirostris). |
Subespecie |
Notas |
Ardea cinerea cinerea
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Europe, Africa, western Asia (to India and Sri Lanka) |
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Clark, 1907 |
China, Indochina and Japan |
Ardea cinerea monicae
Jouanin y Roux, 1963 |
Mauritania |
Ardea cinerea firasa
E. Hartert, 1917 |
Madagascar |
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