Ardeola

genus of small herons

OverviewAI-generated

Ardeola is a genus of birds within the family Ardeidae. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The genus is classified under the order Pelecaniformes by GBIF, while WoRMS places it in the order Ciconiiformes. Its parent taxon is the heron. The authority for the genus is Boie, 1822, and its status is accepted.

The habitat of Ardeola includes marine and freshwater environments. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, the United States, Gabon, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. These records are held by institutions including ROM, USNM, UMZC, NHMUK, and SBMNH. The genus has an occurrence count of 1,437,695 and is referenced by 93 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae

Habitatmarine, freshwater

Observations recorded1,437,695

Ardeola Ardeola est un genre d'oiseaux échassiers de taille moyenne de la famille des Ardeidae. Ils sont connus sous le nom normalisé de crabiers.

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 46
With media: 6
Family: Ardeidae
Collections: ROM, USNM, UMZC, NHMUK, SBMNH
Recorded in: Galapagos Archipelago; Ecuador, United States, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, Botswana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons, typically 40–50 cm (16–20 in) long with an 80–100 cm (30–40 in) wingspan. Most breed in the tropical Old World, but the migratory squacco heron occurs in southern Europe and the Middle East and winters in Africa. The scientific name comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).

These pond herons are stocky species with a short neck, short thick bill, typically buff or brownish back, and coloured or streaked fore neck and breast. In summer, adults may have long neck feathers. Ardeola herons are transformed in flight, looking very white due to the brilliant white wings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ardeola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.