Order Balaenicipitiformes Sclater 1924 (schoebill)
Parent taxon: Pelecanimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Ciconiiformes, Pelecaniformes, Suliformes
Subtaxa: Balaenicipites
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: