Butorides Blyth 1852 (heron)
Reptilia - Natatores - Ardeidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39545
Parent taxon: Ardeidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Agamia, Ardea, Ardeacites, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Botaurites, Botaurus, Bubulcus, Cochlearius, Egretta, Gnotornis, Ixobrychus, Matuku, Nyctanassa, Nycticorax, Palaeophoyx, Pilherodius, Syrigma, Taphophoyx, Zeltornis
Subtaxa: Butorides striata, Butorides validipes, Butorides virescens
Ecology: volant piscivore