Egretta (Genus)

Overview

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - 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 - Tetrapods
        Class: Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves
        Superorder: Passerimorphae
        Order: Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854 - Albatrosses, Alcids
        Suborder: Ciconii
        Infraorder: Ciconiides
        Parvorder: Ciconiida
        Superfamily: Ardeoidea Vigors, 1825
        Family: Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - Herons, Bitterns and Egrets
        Genus: Egretta T. Forster, 1817 - Plumed Egrets

The Genus Egretta is further organized into finer groupings including:

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