African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

WoRMS taxon details

Ardeola Boie, 1822

AphiaID

203936 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203936)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ardeidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (1)

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Species Ardeola idae (Hartlaub, 1860)

Environment

marine, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Size: small, stocky. Plumage: cryptic on ground, white on wings shows on takeoff. Othe details: legs short; claws long.

Description Size: small, stocky. Plumage: cryptic on ground, white on wings shows on takeoff. Othe details: legs short; claws long. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Ardeola Boie, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203936 on 2025-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-07-17 10:53:12Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1998-09-25 09:27:15Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-05 13:59:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Unreviewed

Description Size: small, stocky. Plumage: cryptic on ground, white on wings shows on takeoff. Othe details: legs short; claws long. [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ardeola)
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