Subfamily Ciconiinae Sundevall 1836 (stork)
Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus
Subtaxa: none
Type: Ciconia
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ciconiinae in the database