After Olson, 1985, Feduccia, 1980, 1996, Rasmussen, Olson & Simons, 1987, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, Peterson, 2002-2004, and Louchart, Vignaud, Likius, Brunet & White, 2005, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992

<==o Ciconiidae (true storks; kattohaikarat)
   |?-o Anastomus Bonnaterre, 1791 (rakonokat)
   |  |-- A. lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 (afrikanrakonokka)
   |  `-- A. oscitans (Boddaert, 1783) (aasianrakonokka)
   |--o Mycteriini Kahl, 1971
   |  `--o Mycteria Linnaeus, 1758 (iibishaikarat)
   |     |-- o. americana Linnaues, 1758 (metsähaikara)
   |     |-- o. cinerea (Raffles, 1822) (maitohaikara)
   |     |-- o. ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) (afrikaniibishaikara)
   |     `-- o. leucocephala (Pennant, 1769) (aasianiibishaikara)
   |--o Ciconiini Gray, 1840 sensu Kahl, 1971
   |  `--o Ciconia Brisson, 1760 (storks; kattohaikarat)
   |     |-- †C. sp.1 [Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina] [Olson & Rasmussen, 2001]
   |     |-- †C. sp.2 [Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina] [Olson & Rasmussen, 2001]
   |     |-- †C. sarmantica Grigorescu & Kessler, 1977; U.Mioc. SEEu.
   |     |-- †C. stehlini Janossy, 1992; L.Pleist. EEu.
   |     |-- †C. nana (De Vis, 1888); U.Pleist. Aust.
   |     |-- †C. minor Harrison, 1980; L.Mioc. EAf.
   |     |-- †C. lucida Kurochkin, 1982; o.Plioc. EAs.
   |     |-- †C. kahli Haarhoff, 1988; L.Plioc. SAf.
   |     |-- †C. gaudryi Lambrecht, 1933; L.Plioc. SEEu.
   |     |-- †C. maltha Miller, 1910; ?Mioc. NA.
   |     |-- C. nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) (mustahaikara)
   |     |-- C. abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 (savannihaikara)
   |     |-- C. episcopus (Boddaert, 1783) (piispahaikara)
   |     |-- C. stormi (W. Blasius, 1896) (borneonpiispahaikara)
   |     |-- C. maguari (Gmelin, 1789) (punanaamahaikara)
   |     |-- C. ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) (stork; kattohaikara)
   |     `-- C. boyciana Swinhoe, 1873 (idänkattohaikara)
   `--o Leptophilini Kahl, 1971 (marabou storks; marabuhaikarat)
      |?- †Leptophilini genera et sp. indet. [Leptoptilos siwalicensis Harrison, 1974] ?U.Mioc.-Plioc. SAs.
      |?- †Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi Lambrecht, 1930; Eoc. NEAf.
      |--o Ephippiorhynchus Bonaparte, 1855 (satulahaikarat)
      |  |-- †E. pakistanensis Harrison & Walker, 1982; U.Mioc. SAs.
      |  |-- E. senegalensis (Shaw, 1800) (afrikansatulahaikara)
      |  `--o E. asiaticus (Latham, 1790) (aasiansatulahaikara)
      |     |-- E. a. asiaticus (Black-necked Stork)
      |     `-- E. a. australis (Green-necked Stork)
      |-- Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819) Hellmayr, 1906 (jabiru)
      |-- †Grallavis edwardsi (Lydekker, 1871) Cheneval, 1984; L.Mioc. WEu.
      `--o Leptoptilos Lesson, 1831; U.Mioc. Af., Plioc.-R. Af. SAs. Eu. (marabuhaikarat) [taxonomic history]
         |-- †L. falconeri (Milne-Edwards, 1868); Plioc. SAs.. CAf. [taxonomic history]
         |-- †L. sp. cf. L. falconeri; Plioc. EEu.
         |-- †L. titan Wetmore, 1940; Pleist. SEAs. [Java]
         |-- †L. richae Harrison, 1974; U.Mioc. NAf.
         |-- L. javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) (pikkumarabu)
         |-- L. crumeniferus (Lesson, 1831) (afrikanmarabu)
         `-- L. dubius (Gmelin, 1789) (aasianmarabu)

Ciconiidae incertae sedis:

Ciconiopsis antarctica Ameghino, 1899; L.Olig. SSA.
    †“Amphipelargus” majori Lydekker, 1891; L.Plioc. SEEu. [genus has been placed to †Ergilornithidae (Gruiformes: Ergilornithioidea)]
    †Prociconia lydekkeri Ameghino, 1891; U.Pleist. CSA.
    †“Propelargus” olseni Brodkorb, 1963; Mioc. SENA. [genus has been treated as †Idiornithidae (Gruiformes: Carimae:)]
    †Pelargosteon tothi Kretzoi, 1962; L.Pleist. SEEu.
    †“Cygnus” bilinicus Laube, 1909 [Ciconiidae indet.; Mlíkovský & Svek, 1989]

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