Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
         Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
           Ardeinae Leach, 1820
             Egretta Forster, 1817
               Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) - little egret
                 1 Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
                 2 Egretta garzetta nigripes (Temminck, 1840)