<==o CHARADRIOMORPHAE
   |?- †Torotigidae [possibly synonymous to Graculavidae]
   |?- †Lonchodytidae [possibly synonymous to Graculavidae]
   |?- †Scaniornithidae [possibly synonymous to Graculavidae]
   |-- †Graculavidae ["form family"]
   |?- †Cimolopterygidae [possibly synonymous to Graculavidae]
   |?- †Dakotornithidae [possibly synonymous to Graculavidae]
   |--o "CICONIIMORPHAE"
   |  |--o "ANSERIMORPHAE"
   |  |  |--o PHOENICOPTERIFORMES (flamingolinnut)
   |  |  |  `-- Phoenicopteridae (flamingot)
   |  |  `--o ANSERIFORMES (sorsalinnut) 
   |  |     |--o ANHIMAE (romiskot)
   |  |     |  `-- Anhimidae (romiskot)
   |  |     `--o ANSERES (aidot sorsat)
   |  |        |--o ANSERANATOIDEA (puuhanhet)
   |  |        |  `-- Anseranatidae (puuhanhet)
   |  |        `--o ANATOIDEA (aidot sorsat)
   |  |           |-- †Presbyornithidae
   |  |           `--+-- †Cnemiornithidae (uudenseelanninhanhet)
   |  |              `-- Anatidae (aidot sorsat)
   |  `--+--o CICONIIFORMES (haikaralinnut) [possibly para- and polyphyletic]
   |     |  |?- Ardeiidae (haikarat) [possibly gruiforms]
   |     |  |-- Plataleidae [Threskiornithidae] (iibikset) [possibly charadriforms]
   |     |  |?- Scopidae (varjohaikarat)
   |     |  `--+--+-- Ciconiidae (kattohaikarat)
   |     |     |  `?- Balaenicipitidae (kenkänokat)
   |     |     `--o VULTURIDES
   |     |        |-- Vulturidae [Cathartidae] (kondorit)
   |     |        `-- †Teratornithidae (teratornit)
   |     `?-o "PELECANIMORPHAE"
   |        |--o PELECANIFORMES
   |        |  |--o PHAETHONTES
   |        |  |  |-- †Prophaethontidae
   |        |  |  `-- Phaethontidae (jouhipyrstöt)
   |        |  `--+--o FREGATEA
   |        |     |  `-- Fregatidae (kaapparit)
   |        |     `--+--o SULAE
   |        |        |  |-- Sulidae (suulat)
   |        |        |  |--+-- †Plotopteridae (pingviinisuulat)
   |        |        |  |  `-- Anhingidae (käärmekaulat)
   |        |        |  `-- Phalacrocoracidae (merimetsot)
   |        |        `--+?-o †ODONTOPTERYGIA
   |        |           |  `-- †Pelagornithidae (valehammaslinnut)
   |        |           `--o PELECANI
   |        |              `-- Pelecanidae (pelikaanit)
   |        `--o "PROCELLARIIMORPHAE"
   |           |--o PROCELLARIIFORMES
   |           |  |-- †Tytthostonychidae
   |           |  |-- Procellariidae (ulappaliitääjät)
   |           |  |-- Diomedeidae (albatrossit)
   |           |  |-- Hydrobatidae [Oceanitidae] (ulappakeijut)
   |           |  `-- Pelecanoididae (myrskysukeltajat)
   |           `?-o "GAVIOMORPHAE"
   |              |?-o GAVIIFORMES
   |              |  `-- Gaviidae (kuikat)
   |              `--o SPHENISCIFORMES
   |                 `-- Spheniscidae (pingviinit)
   `--+-- Burnithidae (paksujalat)
      `--o CHARADRIIFORMES (rantalinnut)
         |--+-- Laridae (lokit)
         |  `?- Sternidae (tiirat)
         |--+-- Stercorariidae (kihut)
         |  `-- Dromadidae (rapukurmitsat)
         |--o "CHARADRIIDA"
         |  |-- Haematopodidae (meriharakat)
         |  `--+-- Charandriidae (kurmitsat)
         |     `--+-- Recurvirostridae (avosetit)
         |        `-- Ibidorhynchidae ()
         |?- ?Phalaropodidae (vesipääskyt)
         |?-o "COLUMBIMORPHAE"
         |  |?-o "TURNACIFORMES"
         |  |  `-- ?Turnicidae (lyhytjalkajuoksijat)
         |  `?-+--o PTEROCLIDIFORMES
         |     |  `-- Pteroclididae (hietakanat)
         |     `--o COLUMBIFORMES [paraphyletic]
         |        `--o Columbidae (kyyhkyt) [paraphyletic]
         |           |== muut columbidae-heimon kyyhkyt
         |           `--+?- Didunculus (hammasnokkakyyhkyt)
         |              `--o PSITTACIFORMES
         |                 |?- †Quercypsittidae
         |                 `--+-- Loriidae (lorit)
         |                    |-- Cacaduidae (kakadut)
         |                    `-- Psittacidae (papukaijat)
         `--o "SCOLOPACIDA"
            |-- Rynchopidae (saksinokat)
            `--+-- Chionididae (tuppinokat)
               `--+-- Glareolidae (pääskykahlaajat)
                  `--+-- Alcidae (ruokit)
                     `--+-- Thinocoridae (ylänköjuoksijat)
                        `--+-- Scolopacidae (kurpat)
                           `--+-- Jacanidae (jassanat)
                              |-- Rostratulidae (keltakurpat)
                              `-- Pedionomidae (arojuoksijat)