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 Threskiornithidae Richmond, 1917 - ibises and spoonbills
           Subfamily Plataleinae Bonaparte, 1838 see Family Plataleidae Bonaparte, 1838
             Genus Platalea Linnaeus, 1758
               1 Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian spoonbill
               2 Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 - black-faced spoonbill
               3 Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 - African spoonbill
               4 Platalea regia Gould, 1838 - royal spoonbill
               5 Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838 - yellow-billed spoonbill