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Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758

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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Pelecaniformes
family
Ardeidae
genus
Ardea
species
Ardea cinerea

Distribution

COR; FLO; FAI; PIC; GRA; SJG; TER; SMG; SMR

Notes

Regular Migrant; Regular Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)

cuddliness

cuddly

nutrient level

eutrophic

lifespan

longlived

biotope

marshes

mobility

mobile

biome

semi aquatic

spine

vertebrate

cuddliness

cuddly

nutrient level

eutrophic

lifespan

longlived

biotope

marshes

mobility

mobile

biome

semi aquatic

spine

vertebrate

Distribution

Breeding regions are PAL, AF, OR. Breeding subregions are widespread.

Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758

Ardea cinerea [spec. nov.]

A. occipite crista pendula, dorso caerulescente, subtus albida, pectore maculis oblongis nigris.

Ardea crista dependente. Fn. svec. 133.

Ardea cinerea major. Aldr. orn. l. 20. c. 9. Gesn. av. 212. Jonst. av. 151. t. 50. Will. orn. 203. t. 49. Raj. av. 98. Mars. danub. 5. p. 8. t. 2. Alb. av. 1. p. 64. t. 67. & 3 p... t. 78.

Habitat in Europa; nidificant in arboribus plures simul.

Name

Homonyms
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Airone cenerino in Italian
Airone cenerino in Italian
Blauwe Reiger in Dutch
Blauwe Reiger in Dutch
Bloureier in Afrikaans
Czapla siwa in Polish
Fiskehejre in Danish
Fiskehejre in Danish
Garza Real in Spanish
Garza real in Spanish
Garça-real in Portuguese
Graureiher in German
Graureiher in German
Graureiher in German
Graureiher in German
Gray Heron in English
Gray Heron in English
Gray Heron in English
Gray Heron in English
Gray Heron in English
Gray/Purple Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Grey Heron in English
Groreeër in Luxembourgish
Gråhegre in Norwegian
Gråhäger in Swedish
Harmaahaikara in Finnish
Héron cendré in French
Héron cendré in French
Héron cendré in French
Héron cendré in French
Szürke gém in Hungarian
Volavka popelavá in Czech
bernat pescaire in Catalan–Valencian
blauwe reiger in Dutch
czapla siwa in Polish
garça-moura-europeia / garça-real in Portuguese
gray heron in English
grey heron in English
grey heron in English
gråhäger in Swedish
hallhaigur in Estonian
harmaahaikara in Finnish
héron cendré in French
pilkasis garnys in Lithuanian

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
  3. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 43 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (a) of the specific names of the type species of seventy three genera in the class Aves, the names of which were placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936 and (B) of twelve specific names which are currently regarded as senior Subjective synonyms of such names.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1D(D.7), 171-210 (1956)
  5. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  6. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  7. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  8. SOF (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
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