Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
Genus Ardea Linnaeus, 1758
Ardea humbloti Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1885 - Humblot's heron