Opinions from A. Louchart et al. 2008
- 'Accipitridae belongs to Falconiformes'
- 'Afrocygnus belongs to Cygnini'
- 'Afrocygnus chauvireae belongs to Afrocygnus' according to Louchart 2005
- 'Afrocygnus chauvireae belongs to Afrocygnus'
- 'Anatidae belongs to Anseriformes'
- 'Anatinae belongs to Anatidae'
- 'Anhinga belongs to Anhingidae'
- 'Anhinga melanogaster belongs to Anhinga' according to Pennant 1769
- 'Anhinga melanogaster belongs to Anhinga'
- 'Anhingidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
- 'Anserinae belongs to Anatidae'
- 'Ardea belongs to Ardeidae'
- 'Ardeidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
- 'Balearica belongs to Gruidae'
- 'Ciconia belongs to Ciconiidae'
- 'Ciconiidae belongs to Ciconiiformes'
- 'Ciconiiformes belongs to Aves'
- 'Cygninini is corrected as Cygnini and belongs to Anserinae'
- 'Ephippiorhynchus belongs to Ciconiidae'
- 'Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour belongs to Ephippiorhynchus'
- 'Francolinus belongs to Phasianidae'
- 'Gruidae belongs to Gruiformes'
- 'Heliopais belongs to Heliornithidae'
- 'Heliornithidae belongs to Gruiformes'
- 'Leptoptilos belongs to Ciconiidae'
- 'Mycteria belongs to Ciconiidae'
- 'Pandion belongs to Pandionidae'
- 'Pandionidae belongs to Falconiformes'
- 'Pelecaniformes belongs to Aves'
- 'Pelecanus carbo is recombined as Phalacrocorax carbo'
- 'Phalacrocoracidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
- 'Phalacrocorax belongs to Phalacrocoracidae'
- 'Phasianidae belongs to Galliformes'
- 'Plectropterus belongs to Anatinae'
- 'Plotus pannonicus is recombined as Anhinga pannonica'
- 'Podica personata belongs to Podica' according to Gray 1849
- 'Podica personata is recombined as Heliopais personata'
- 'Podiceps belongs to Podicipedidae'
- 'Podicipedidae belongs to Podicipediformes'
- 'Podicipediformes belongs to Aves'