WoRMS taxon details
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
212668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212668)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Ardea cinerea jouyi Clark, 1907
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 90-100cm. Plumage: Generally grey with head, lower neck and underparts white; black stripe over eye ending in lax...
Description Length: 90-100cm. Plumage: Generally grey with head, lower neck and underparts white; black stripe over eye ending in lax black crest; streaks on neck and neck plumes black; black shoulder patch; primaries and secondaries black above, grey below. Immature paler grey without black eye-stripe and shoulder. Bare parts: iris yellow; facial skin: lores yellow; bill yellow, vermillion in breeding birds; feet and legs brown in front, yellow behind, red at start of breeding season. Habitat: coastal pans and lagoons and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2026). Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212668 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 90-100cm. Plumage: Generally grey with head, lower neck and underparts white; black stripe over eye ending in lax black crest; streaks on neck and neck plumes black; black shoulder patch; primaries and secondaries black above, grey below. Immature paler grey without black eye-stripe and shoulder. Bare parts: iris yellow; facial skin: lores yellow; bill yellow, vermillion in breeding birds; feet and legs brown in front, yellow behind, red at start of breeding season. Habitat: coastal pans and lagoons and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gatëza e përhimegata e përhimeçapka e përhimeçapëthimjaçapa e përhimeçajmja e përhimeçafka e përhimeboroviqi | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Сива чапла | [details] |
| Danish | fiskehejre | [details] |
| Dutch | blauwe reiger | [details] |
| English | grey heron | [details] |
| French | héron cendré | [details] |
| German | GraureiherFischreiher | [details] |
| Hebrew | אנפה אפורה | [details] |
| Japanese | アオサギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | pilkasis garnys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σταχτοτσικνιάς | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gråhegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gråhegre | [details] |
| Polish | czapla siwa | [details] |
| Romanian | stârc cenuşiu | [details] |
| Russian | серая цапля | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | corr réisc | [details] |
| Slovenian | siva čaplja | [details] |
| Spanish | garza real | [details] |
| Swedish | gråhäger | [details] |
| Turkish | gri balıkçıl | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Чапля сіра | [details] |
| Welsh | crëyr glas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1629 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ardea cinerea)
To GenBank (87 nucleotides; 119 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641806 Ardea cinerea - dorsal wing)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641806 Ardea cinerea - ventral wing)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1629 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ardea cinerea)
To GenBank (87 nucleotides; 119 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641806 Ardea cinerea - dorsal wing)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641806 Ardea cinerea - ventral wing)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
