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Great Blue Heron (wardi)
Ardea herodias wardi Ridgway, R 1882
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea herodias wardi
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea herodias wardi
Original description
Citation:
Ridgway, R 1882
Reference:
Bull. Nuttall Orn. Club
7 p.5
Protonym:
Ardea wardi
Type locality:
Oyster Bay, Florida; corrected to Estero Bay by Holt, 1925, Auk, 42, p. 267.'
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/69166#page/19/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
508E3C0F934757F7
Avibase ID:
avibase-508E3C0F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/508E3C0F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
Geographic range:
- Ardea herodias wardi: south-central USA to Gulf Coast and Florida
Source: Clements checklist
Great Blue Heron (wardi)
French:
Grand Héron (wardi)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Ward's Heron ( Ardea wardi) [version 2] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Blue Heron (wardi) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Blue Heron (wardi) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Blue Heron (wardi) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Great Blue Heron (wardi) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Blue Heron (Ward's) ( Ardea herodias wardi) |
| Avilist 2025: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Ardea herodias wardi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Ardea herodias [herodias or wardi]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Great Blue Heron (wardi), Great Blue Heron (Ward's), Ward's Heron
French: Grand Héron (forme de Ward), Grand Héron (Ward), Grand Héron (wardi)
Scientific: Ardea herodias wardi, Ardea wardi
Slovak: volavka modravá
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