Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns and egrets
Family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte - shoebill
Family Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 - storks
Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos
Family Scopidae Bonaparte, 1853 - hammerkop
Family Threskiornithidae Richmond, 1917 - ibises and spoonbills