Full reference: G. Sangster. 2005. A name for the flamingo–grebe clade. Ibis 147(3):612-615
Parent taxon: Aves according to G. Sangster 2005
See also Prum et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Accipitriformes, Alaripeda, Archaeornithipus, Archornithes, Aucornis, Avimimiformes, Avipedidae, Barrosopus, Bucerotiformes, Chaoyangornithidae, Charadriiformes, Climacarthrus, Dolichopterus, Dromiceiidae, Eoaves, Eociconia, Eopteryx, Eucavitaves, Eupterornis remensis, Eurhipidurae, Euryonotus, Falconiformes, Fontinalis, Gansuiformes, Gobioolithidae, Gruipeda, Gyeongsangornipes, Ibidopodia, Ignotornidae, Jeholornis, Jindongornipodidae, Jixiangornis, Koreanaornipodidae, Kuszholiidae, Liaoxiornithidae, Limiavipedidae, Loncornis, Longipennes, Manu, Metornithes, Micropodiformes, Minerva, Moguiornipes, Musophagiformes, Mystiornithiformes, Neornithes, Odontoglossae, Odontopterygiformes, Odontornithes, Omnivoropterygiformes, Onychopteryx, Pachycorioolithidae, Palaeoaves, Palaeolestes, Palaeopsittacus, Paludicolae, Pancharadriiformes, Pangalliformes, Panmirandornithes, Pansphenisciformes, Parvoolithus, Patagonichnornis, Paxavipedidae, Phaethontiformes, Platanavis, Plectophora, Praeornithes, Proherodius, Proherodius oweni, Proornis, Protoaviformes, Protopelargus, Protornis, Psittacopasseres, Psittacopedidae, Pygostylia, Qianshanornithidae, Querandiornis, Riacama, Sauriurae, Shandongornipodidae, Shenzhouraptor, Smiliornis, Tantalatos, Tantaleus, Tatarornipes, Telluraves, Telmatoformes, Teracus, Tricorynopus brinkmani, Tridentigerpes, Tshulia, Uhangrichnus, Yacoraitichnus, Yalavis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mirandornithes in the database