Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Ardeidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Pelecaniformes – herons and bitterns.

Hyponyms

• (family): Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Nycticoracinae, Tigrisomatinae - subfamilies

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276