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Ciconiiformes
Taxonomy
Ciconiiformes was named by Bonaparte (1854). It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Ciconiiformes by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930), Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Gadow (1898); to Pelargomorphae by Jaekel (1911); to Carinatae by Zittel (1890), Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Neoaves by Slack et al. (2006); to Ciconiimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Martin et al. (2000), Louchart et al. (2008); to Aves by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Guthrie (1992), Wang et al. (2012), Smith et al. (2013), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Pelecanimorphae by Sangster and Mayr (2021).
It was reranked as the suborder Ciconiiformes by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930), Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Gadow (1898); to Pelargomorphae by Jaekel (1911); to Carinatae by Zittel (1890), Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Neoaves by Slack et al. (2006); to Ciconiimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Martin et al. (2000), Louchart et al. (2008); to Aves by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Guthrie (1992), Wang et al. (2012), Smith et al. (2013), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Pelecanimorphae by Sangster and Mayr (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Ciconiiformes Bonaparte |
| 1890 | Ciconiiformes Zittel p. 839 |
| 1898 | Ciconiiformes Gadow p. 32 |
| 1911 | Ciconiiformes Jaekel p. 178 |
| 1930 | Ciconiiformes Hay p. 293 |
| 1940 | Ciconiiformes Wetmore p. 14 |
| 1956 | Ciconiiformes Wetmore p. 18 |
| 1960 | Ciconiiformes Wetmore p. 25 |
| 1981 | Ciconiiformes Thurmond and Jones p. 164 |
| 1988 | Ciconiiformes Carroll |
| 1992 | Ciconiiformes Guthrie p. 321 |
| 2000 | Ciconiiformes Martin et al. p. 54 |
| 2005 | Ciconiiformes Mayr p. 318 |
| 2006 | Ciconiiformes Slack et al. p. 1150 |
| 2007 | Ciconiiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
| 2008 | Ciconiiformes Louchart et al. p. 156 |
| 2012 | Ciconiiformes Wang et al. |
| 2013 | Ciconiiformes Smith et al. |
| 2014 | Ciconiiformes del Hoyo et al. |
| 2021 | Ciconiiformes Sangster and Mayr p. 50 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Ciconiae
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Superfm. Threskiornithoidea Lambrecht 1933
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Fm. Plataleidae Bonaparte 1838 [spoonbill]
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G. †Apteribis Olsen and Wetmore 1976
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†Apteribis brevis Olson and James 1991
†Apteribis glenos Olson and Wetmore 1976
G. †Xenibis
Invalid names: Ciconioidea [empty], Pelagodornithoidea Wetmore 1962 [empty]
Fm. Ciconiidae Sundevall 1836 [stork]
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G. Anastomus Bonnaterre 1791
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Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck 1823 [African openbill]
Anastomus oscitans Boddaert 1783 [Asian openbill]
G. Ciconia Brisson 1760
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Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein 1823 [Abdim's stork]
Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe 1873 [oriental stork]
Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus 1758 [white stork]
Ciconia episcopus Boddaert 1783 [Asian woollyneck]
†Ciconia gaudryi Lambrecht 1933
†Ciconia kahli Haarhoff 1988
†Ciconia louisebolesae Boles 2005
†Ciconia lydekkeri Ameghino 1889
Ciconia maguari Gmelin 1789 [Maguari stork]
†Ciconia maltha Miller 1910 [asphalt stork]
Ciconia microscelis Gray 1848 [African woollyneck]
†Ciconia nana De Vis 1888
Ciconia nigra Linnaeus 1758 [black stork]
†Ciconia sarmatica Grigorescu and Kessler 1977
†Ciconia stehlini Jánossy 1992
Ciconia stormi Blasius 1896 [Storm's stork]
G. Ephippiorhynchus Bonaparte 1855
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Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Latham 1790 [black-necked stork]
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Shaw 1800 [saddlebill]
†Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour Louchart et al. 2008
G. Leptoptilos Lesson 1831
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Leptoptilos crumenifer Lesson 1831 [marabou]
Leptoptilos dubius Gmelin 1789 [greater adjutant]
†Leptoptilos falconeri Milne Edwards 1868
Leptoptilos javanicus Horsfield 1821 [Lesser adjutant]
†Leptoptilos patagonicus Noriega and Cladera 2008
†Leptoptilos pliocenicus Zubareva 1948
†Leptoptilos robustus Meijer and Awe Due 2010
†Leptoptilos siwalicensis Harrison 1974
†Leptoptilos titan Wetmore 1940
†Leptoptilus arvernensis Milne-Edwards 1871
G. Mycteria Linnaeus 1758
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Mycteria americana Linnaeus 1758 [wood stork]
Mycteria cinerea Raffles 1822 [Milky stork]
Mycteria ibis Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-billed stork]
Mycteria leucocephala Pennant 1769 [Painted stork]
†Mycteria milleri Short 1966
†Mycteria wetmorei Howard 1935
Invalid names: Dissourodes Short 1966 [synonym], Tantalus Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
G. †Pelargodes Sharpe 1900
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†Pelargodes stehlini Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Pelargocrex Milne-Edwards 1893 [synonym]
G. †Propelargus Lydekker 1891
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†Propelargus cayluxensis Lydekker 1891
†Propelargus elatus Milne-Edwards 1892
†Propelargus insolitus Mourer-Chauviré 1983
†Propelargus olseni Brodkorb 1963 [stork]
G. †Pseudotantalus Merriam and Stock 1925
G. Xenorhynchus Bonaparte 1855
Invalid names: Ciconiinae Sundevall 1836 [empty], Cygnus bilinicus Laube 1909 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Ciconiopsis Ameghino 1899
Fm. †Xenerodiopidae Rasmussen et al. 1987
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Invalid names: Ardeoidae Stejneger 1885 [empty], Phoenicopteroidea Stejneger 1885 [empty], Plataleoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Scopi [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available