Storks and long-legged wading birds
Storks and other long-legged wading birds form the order Ciconiiformes. With their long legs and long sturdy beaks these birds are ideally suited to foraging in shallow water. This order also includes herons, ibises and spoonbills, although recent studies have suggested these families may not belong here.
Family
Ciconiidae
Wood stork (species)Threskiornithidae
Buff-necked ibis (species)
About
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene. At present the only family retained in the order is the storks, Ciconiidae.
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Scientific Classification
Order: Ciconiiformes
Other Aves
- Anseriformes (family: Ducks, geese and swans)
- Daytime birds of prey (Falconiformes)
- Gamebirds (Galliformes)
- Gruiformes (family: Cranes)
- Hornbills, kingfishers and allies (Coraciiformes)
- Ostriches, rheas and allies (Struthioniformes)
- Parrots (Psittaciformes)
- Pelicans, cormorants and allies (Pelecaniformes)
- Perching birds (Passeriformes)
- Piciformes (family: Woodpeckers, wrynecks and allies)
- Shorebirds and allies (Charadriiformes)
- Strigiformes (family: True owls)
- Swifts and hummingbirds (Apodiformes)
- Tubenoses (Procellariiformes)
Elsewhere on the web
- Ciconiiformes (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- Ciconiiformes (wikipedia.org)
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