Ciconiiformes

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes (2,057 genera / 9,672 species)
Infraclass: Eoaves
Parvclass: Passerae
Superorder: Passerimorphae
Order: Ciconiiformes (254/1027)

Suborder: Charadrii
Infraorder: Pteroclides (sandgrouse)
Family: Pteroclidae (2/16 – sandgrouse)
Infraorder: Charadriides (woodcocks, sandpipers, phalaropes, jacanas, avocets, stilts, plovers, skuas, skimmers, gulls, terns, auks, murres, puffins)
Parvorder: Scolopacida
Superfamily: Scolopacoidea
Family: Thinocoridae (2/4 – seedsnipes)
Family: Pedionomidae (1/1 – plains-wanderer)
Family: Scolopacidae (21/88)
Subfamily: Scolopacinae (woodcocks, snipes)
Subfamily: Tringinae (sandpipers, curlews, phalaropes)
Superfamily: Jacanoidea
Family: Rostratulidae (1/2 – paintedsnipe)
Family: Jacanidae (6/8 – jacanas, lily-trotters)
Parvorder: Charadriida
Superfamily: Chionidoidea
Family: Chionididae (1/2 – sheathbills)
Superfamily: Charadrioidea
Family: Burhinidae(1/9 – thick-knees)
Family: Charadriidae (16/89)
Subfamily: Recurvirostrinae
Tribe: Haematopodini (oystercatchers)
Tribe: Recurvirostrini (avocets, stilts)
Subfamily: Charadriinae (plovers, lapwings)
Superfamily: Laroidea
Family: Glareolidae (6/18)
Subfamily: Dromadinae (crab-plover)
Subfamily: Glareolinae (pratincoles, coursers)
Family: Laridae (28/129)
Subfamily: Larinae
Tribe: Stercorariini (skuas, jaegers)
Tribe: Rynchopini (skimmers)
Tribe: Larini (gulls)
Tribe: Sternini (terns)
Subfamily: Alcinae (auks, murres, puffins)
Suborder: Ciconii
Infraorder: Falconides (osprey, hawks, eagles, caracaras, falcons)
Parvorder: Accipitrida
Family: Accipitridae (65/240)
Subfamily: Pandioninae (osprey)
Subfamily: Accipitrinae (hawks, eagles, accipiters, kites)
Family: Sagittariidae (1/1 – secretarybird)
Parvorder: Falconida
Family: Falconidae (10/63 – falcons, caracaras)
Infraorder: Ciconiides (grebes, tropicbirds, gannets, anhingas, cormorants, herons, flamingos, pelicans, New World vultures, storks, frigatebirds, penguins, loons, petrels, albatrosses)
Parvorder: Podicipedida
Family: Podicipedidae (6/21 – grebes)
Parvorder: Phaethontida
Family: Phaethontidae (1/3 – tropicbirds)
Parvorder: Sulida
Superfamily: Suloidea
Family: Sulidae (3/9 – boobies, gannets)
Family: Anhingidae (1/4 – anhingas, darters)
Superfamily : Phalacrocoracoidea
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (1/38 – cormorants, shags)
Parvorder: Ciconiida
Superfamily: Ardeoidea
Family: Ardeidae (20/65 – herons, egrets, bitterns)
Superfamily: Scopoidea
Family: Scopidae (1/1 – hamerkop [hammerhead])
Superfamily: Phoenicopteroidea
Family: Phoenicopteridae (1/5 – flamingos)
Superfamily: Threskiornithoidea
Family: Threskiornithidae (14/34 – ibises, spoonbills)
Superfamily: Pelecanoidea
Family: Pelecanidae (2/9)
Subfamily: Balaenicipitinae (shoebill)
Subfamily: Pelecaninae (pelicans)
Superfamily: Ciconioidea
Family: Ciconiidae (11/26)
Subfamily: Cathartinae (New World vultures)
Subfamily: Ciconiinae (storks)
Superfamily: Procellarioidea
Family: Fregatidae (1/5 – frigatebirds)
Family: Spheniscidae (6/17 – penguins)
Family: Procellariidae (24/115)
Subfamily: Procellariinae (petrels, shearwaters, diving-petrels)
Subfamily: Diomedeinae (albatrosses)
Subfamily: Hydrobatinae (storm-petrels)

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