Genus Butorides Blyth, 1852
- Butorides Blyth, E. 1852. Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum, Asiatic Society. Calcutta : Asiatic Society of Bengal xxxiv 403 pp. [publication dated as 1849 Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of delivery of the sheets of the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440] [281].
Type species:
Ardea javanica Horsfield, 1821 (= Butorides striatus javanicus Horsfield) by monotypy.Secondary source:
Payne, R.B. 1974. Species limits and variation of the New World Green Herons Butorides virescens and Striated Herons Butorides striatus. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 94: 81-88 [81]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [56]. - Ocniscus Cabanis, J.L. 1856. Dr J. Gundlach's Beiträge zur ornithology Cuba's. Journal für Ornithologie 3: 337-352 [343].
Type species:
Ocniscus brunnescens Lembeye, 1850 (new name for Butorides Blyth, 1849) by absolute tautonymy.Secondary source:
Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. [201]; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [56]. - Toburides Mathews, G.M. 1913. New genera. Austral Avian Records 1: 195-196 [Date published 20 Mar 1913] [195].
Type species:
Butorides rogersi Mathews, G.M., 1911 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld, WA: Central Arnhem (CA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Yalgoo (YAL)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | CICONIIFORMES | 02-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |