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 Family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte - shoebill 1 Genus Balaeniceps Gould, 1850