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
           1 Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
           2 Family Scopidae Bonaparte, 1853 - hammerkop
           3 Family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte - shoebill
           4 Family Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 - storks
           5 Family Threskiornithidae Richmond, 1917 - ibises and spoonbills
           6 Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos