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
       [Order] Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
         Family Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 - storks
           Genus Ciconia Brisson, 1760
             Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) - European white stork
               1 Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)
               2 Ciconia ciconia asiatica Severtsov, 1873