Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Ciconiimorphae > Order Ciconiiformes > Suborder Ciconii > Superfamily Ardeoidea > Family Ardeidae

Botaurus Stephens, 1819

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)
Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Literature

basis of record

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Botaurus Stephens, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159838

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Botaurus Stephens, 1819. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/532b5d2c-e9cd-4479-993d-4153d53af50d

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159838
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96628

Last modified

2006-09-06 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Olga Martinez

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