Egretta gularis gularis (African Reef Heron)

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Common Names in Catalan:

Martinet Dels Esculls

Common Names in Danish:

Revhejre

Common Names in English:

African Reef Heron

Common Names in French:

Aigrette , Aigrette Des R

Common Names in Italian:

Airone Schistaceo

Common Names in Latin:

Ardea garzetta gularis

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Ciconiimorphae () - Garrod, 1874
        Order: Ardeiformes () - Wagler, 1830
        Suborder: Ciconii () -
        Infraorder: Ciconiides () -
        Parvorder: Ciconiida ()
        Superfamily: Ardeoidea () - Vigors, 1825
        Family: Ardeidae () - Leach, 1820
        Subfamily: Ardeinae ()
        Tribe: Ardeini ()
        Genus: Egretta () - T. Forster, 1817
        Specific name: gularis
        Subspecies: gularis
        Scientific name: - Egretta gularis gularis (Bosc) 1792 (Bosc) 1792 ActesSoc.Hist.Nat.Paris 1 p.4 pl.2

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 29, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.