Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
                   Family Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 - storks
                     Genus Ciconia Brisson, 1760
                       Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) - European white stork
                         1 Ciconia ciconia ciconiaᵀ (Linnaeus, 1758)
                         2 Ciconia ciconia asiatica Severtsov, 1873