Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Parent taxon: Pelecaniformes according to G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener 2023
See also Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2005, Mayr 2011, Mayr 2022, Smith et al. 2013, Tambussi et al. 2023, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Ardeidae, Cladornithes, Fregatae, Gorsachius, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Protopelicanus, Protoplotidae, Steganopodes, Tigriornis, Torotix, Zebrilus, Zonerodius
Subtaxa: Bostrychia Cercibis Eudocimus Geronticus Lophotibis Mesembrinibis Milnea Nipponia Phimosus Platalea Plataleinae Plegadis Protibis Pseudibis Rhynchaeitinae Thaumatibis Threskiornis Threskiornithinae Vadaravis Xenicibis
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (2), the Bahamas (3), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2), Cambodia (1), Cayman Islands (2), China (1), Egypt (7), Ethiopia (1), France (1), Greece (1), India (1), Italy (3), Jamaica (1), Madagascar (5), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (1), Reunion (3), Romania (1), Spain (1), United States (12: California, Florida), Uruguay (1), Vanuatu (1), Venezuela (3)
• Blancan of United States (4: Florida, Kansas)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), South Africa (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), France (1), Saudi Arabia (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Myanmar (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 73 collections including 85 occurrences