After Worthy, Degrange, Handley & Lee, 2017, Agnolín, Egli, Chatterjee, Marsŕ & Novas, 2017, Ericson, 1996, Livezey, 1996, and Murray & Vickers-Rich, 2004
<==o Galloanserae Sibley & Ahlquist, 1990 [Galloanserimorphae (Sibley et al., 1988)] |--o Gallomorphae Sibley & Monroe, 1990 [Galliformes (Temmink, 1820) sensu lato] | |--o †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré & Balouet, 2005 sensu Worthy et al., 2016 | | |-- †Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin, 1980 | | `-- †Megavitiornis altirostris Worthy, 2000 | `--o Galliformes (Temmink, 1820) (landfowl, i.e. chickens, fowls and relatives; kanalinnut) | |--o †Gallinuloididae Lucas, 1900 | | |-- †Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman, 1900; L. Eoc. NA. | | `--o †Paraortygoides Mayr, 2000; M. Eoc. CEu. | | |-- †P. messelensis Mayr, 2000 | | `-- †P. radagasti Dyke & Gulas, 2002 | |--o †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992 | | |-- †Pirortyx major (Gaillard, 1939) Brodkorb, 1964 [Palaeortyx major Gaillard, 1939] | | `--o †Paraortyx Brodkorb, 1964(??) | | |-- †P. lorteti [Palaeortyx cayluxensis Lydekker, 1891; Palaeortyx gaillardi Lambrecht, 1933; Ludiortyx gaillardi (Lambrecht) Brodkorb, 1964] | | `-- †P. brancoi | `--+--o †Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992 [incl. Palintropidae] | | |?-o †Palintropus Brodkorb, 1970 sensu Hope, 2002 | | | |-- †P. sp. [undescribed, U. Cret. NWNA.] (Hope, 2002) | | | `-- †P. retusus (Marsh, 1892) [Cimolopteryx retusa (Marsh, 1892; Apatornis retusus (Marsh, 1892) Brodkorb, 1962] | | |-- †Taubacrex granivora Alvarenga, 1988 | | |--o †Ameripodius Alvarenga, 1995 | | | |-- †A. silvasantosi Alvarenga, 1995 | | | `-- †A. alexis Mourer-Chauviré, 2000 | | `--o †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré, 1992 | | |-- †Q. depereti (Gaillard, 1908) [Palaeocryptonyx depereti Gaillard, 1908 (non Palaeocryptonyx edwardsi (Depéret, 1887))] | | `-- †Q. brodkorbi Mourer-Chauviré, 1992 | `--o Galliformes sensu stricto [incl. Craciformes] (Recent galliforms; nykykanalinnut) | |--o †Taoperdix | | |-- †T. pesseiti (Gervais, 1862) | | `-- †T. miocaena [=? Palaeortyx miocaena Gaillard, 1939 (jr. synon. of Palaeocryptonyx edwardsi (Depéret, 1887))] | |--o Craci Sibley et al., 1988 sensu Livezey & Zusi, 2007 | | |--o Megapodioidea (Lesson, 1831) (isojalkakanojensukuiset kanalinnut) | | | `-- Megapodidae Lesson, 1831 (megapodes and relatives; isojalkakanat, malleekanat) | | `--o Cracoidea (Vigors, 1825) (currasow-like galliforms; hokkokanojensukuiset kanalinnut) | | |?- †Procrax brevipes Tordoff & Macdonald, 1957 | | `-- Cracidae Vigors, 1825 (currasows and relatives; hokkokanat) | `--o Phasiani (Vigors, 1825) sensu Livezey & Zusi, 2007 | |--o Meleagridoidea (Gray, 1840) (turkeys; kalkkunat) | | `-- Meleagrididae Gray, 1840 (turkeys; kalkkunat) | `--o Phasianoidea (Vigors, 1825) sensu Livezey & Zusi, 2007 (peltokanojensukuiset kanalinnut) | `==o Phasianidae (Vigors, 1825) sensu Livezey & Zusi, 2007 [incl. Tetraonidae, Numididae, & Odontophoridae] (pheasants and relatives; peltokanat & mesäkanat) | |-- Tetraoninae (Vigors, 1838) | |-- Perdicinae (Bonaparte, 1838) | |-- Odontophorinae Gould, 1844 (New World quails; amerikanpeltokanat) | |-- Phasianinae Vigors, 1825 | `-- Numidinae Reichenbach, 1850 (guinea fowls; helmikanat) `--o Anserimorphae Sibley & Monroe, 1990 |--o †Vegaviiformes Worthy, Degrange, Handley & Lee, 2017 | `--o †Vegaviidae Agnolín, Egli, Chatterjee, Marsŕ & Novas, 2017 | |-- †Neogaeornis wetzeli Lanbrecht, 1929; U. Cret. Ant. [previously treated as basal Caviiformes] | |-- †Polarornis gregorii Chatterjee, 2002; U. Cret. Ant. [nomen nudum, jr. synon. to Neogaeornis wetzeli??] [previously treated as basal Caviiformes] | |-- †Vegavis iaai Clarke, Tambussi, Noriega, Erickson & Ketcham, 2005 | `-- †Australornis lovei Mayr & Scofield, 2014 [treated as Neornithes indet.] `--+--o †Gastornithiformes Stejneger, 1885 sensu Worthy et al., 2017 [Diatrymiformes Shufeldt, 1913; incl. †Dromornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888] | |--o †Gastornithes Stejneger, 1885 sensu Worthy et al., 2017 | | `--o †Gastornithidae Fürbringer 1888 [Diatrymatidae Shufeldt, 1913] (diatrymit) | | |-- †Zhongyuanus xichuanensis Hou, 1980 | | `--o †Gastornis Hébert, 1855 [Diatryma Cope 1876; Barornis Marsh, 1894; Omorhamphus Sinclair, 1928] | | |-- †G. parisiensis Hébert, 1855 [G. edwardsii Lemoine, 1878; G. klaasseni Newton, 1885] [type] | | |-- †G. ajax (Shufeldt 1913) [Diatryma ajax Shufeldt 1913] | | |-- †G. giganteus (Cope, 1876) [Diatryma gigantea Cope, 1876; Barornis regens Marsh, 1894; Omorhamphus storchii Sinclair, 1928; Omorhamphus storchi Wetmore, 1931(unjust. emend.)] | | |?- †G. geiselensis [Diatryma geiselensis] | | |-- †G. sarasini Schaub, 1929 | | `-- †G. russeli Martin, 1992 | `--o †Dromornithes Fürbringer, 1888 sensu Worthy et al., 2017 | `--o †Dromornithidae Fürbringer, 1888 sensu Murray & Vickers-Rich, 2004 (mihirungs; mihirungit) | |?- †Dromornithidae genera et species indet. | |?- †“Barawertornis” sp. | |-- †Barawertornis tedfordi Rich, 1979 | `--+--+-- †“Ilbandornis”? lawsoni Rich, 1979 | | `-- †Genyornis newtoni Sterling & Ziets, 1896 | `--+--+-- †“Bullockornis” sp. Rich, 1979 | | `--†Ilbandornis woodburnei Rich, 1979 | `--o †Dromornis Owen, 1872 sensu Worthy, Handley, Archer & Hand, 2016 | |-- †Bullockornis planei Rich, 1979 [Dromornis planei (Rich, 1979) Worthy, Handley, Archer & Hand, 2016] | `--o †Dromornis Owen, 1872 | |-- †D. australis Owen, 1872 | |-- †D. stirtoni Rich, 1979 | `-- †D. murrayi Worthy, Handley, Archer & Hand, 2016 `--o Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 (waterfowls; sorsalinnut) |--o Anhimae Wetmore & Miller, 1926 (Screamers; romiskot) | |?- †Chaunoides antiquus | `--o Anhimidae Stejneger, 1885 (Screamers; romiskot) | |-- Anhima cornuta (Linnaeus, 1766) Brisson, 1760 (Horned screamer; sarviromisko) | `--o Chauna Illiger, 1811 (Crested screamers; röyhyromiskot) | |-- C. chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766) (Northern crested screamer; kaulusromisko) | `-- C. torquata (Oken, 1816) (Southern crested screamer; töyhtöromisko) `--o Anseres Wagler, 1831 (True waterfowls; sorsat) |--o Anseranatidae Sclater, 1880 [Anseranatoidea Sclater, 1880] sensu Olson, 1999 (magpie-geese; puuhanhet) | |--o †Anatalavis (Shufeldt, 1915) Olson & Parris, 1987 [Telmatornis Shufeldt, 1915] [Anatalavinae] | | |-- †A. rex (Shufeldt, 1915) [Telmatornis rex Shufeldt, 1915] | | `-- †A. oxfordi Olson, 1999 | `-- Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) Lesson, 1828 [Anseranatinae Sclater, 1880] (Magpie goose; puuhanhi) `--o Anatoidea Leach, 1820 sensu Livezey, 1997 (true waterfowls; sorsansukuiset sorsat) |--o †Presbyornithidae Wetmore, 1926 [= Graculavidae?] | |?- †Teviornis gobiensis Kurochkin, Dyke & Karhu, 2002, L. Cret. EAs. | |-- †Telmabates antiquus Howard, 1955 | |-- †Headonornis hantoniensis (Lydekker, 1891) Harrison & Walker, 1976 [Agnopterus? hantoniensis Lydekker, 1891] [may be senior synonym of Presbyornis isoni (Dyke, 2001)] | |--o †Wilaru Boles, Finch, Hofheins, Vickers-Rich, Walters & Rich, 2013 sensu De Pietri et al.,2016 | | |-- †W. tedfordi Boles, Finch, Hofheins, Vickers-Rich, Walters & Rich, 2013 | | `-- †W. prideauxi De Pietri, Scofield, Zelenkov, Boles & Worthy, 2016 | `--o †Presbyornis Wetmore, 1926 | |?- †P. recurvirostra (Hardy, 1959) | |?- †P. isoni Olson, 1994 [status dubious, possibly jr. synon. of Headonornis hantoniensis] | `-- †P. pervetus Wetmore, 1926 `--+-- †Romainvillia stehlini Lebedinsky 1927 |?-o †Cnemiornithidae Stejneger, 1885 (New Zeeland Geese; uudenseelanninhanhet) | `--o †Cnemiornis Owen, 1866 (New Zeeland Geese; uudenseelanninhanhet) | |-- †C. calcitrans Owen, 1866 (South Island Goose; eteläsaaren hanhi) | `-- †C. gracilis Forbes, 1894 (North Island Goose; pohjoissaaren hanhi) `-- Anatidae Leach, 1820 (ducks, geese, swans; sorsat, hanhet, joutsenet)
After Ericson, 1996, Livezey, 1996, Murray & Vickers-Rich, 2004, and Agnolín, Egli, Chatterjee, Marsŕ & Novas, 2017<==o Galloanserae |?-o †Diatrymiformes | `-- †Gastornithidae |--o Anseriformes | |-- †Vegaviidae | `--+--o Anhimae | | |-- †Chaunoides | | |-- Anhimidae | | `?- †Dromornithidae sensu Murray & Vickers-Rich, 2004 | `--o Anseres | |--o Anseranatoidea | | `-- Anseranatidae | `--o Anatoidea | |-- †Presbyornithidae | `--+?- †Cnemiornithidae | `-- Anatidae `--+?- †Dromornithidae sensu Worthy et al., 2016 `--+-- †Sylviornithidae `--o Galliformes |-- †Gallinuloididae |-- †Paraortygidae `--+-- †Quercymegapodiidae `--o Galliformes sensu stricto |--o Craci | |--o Megapodioidea | | `-- Megapodidae | `--o Cracoidea | `-- Cracidae `--o Phasiani |--o Meleagridoidea | `-- Meleagrididae `--o Phasianoidea `==o Phasianidae |-- Tetraoninae |-- Perdicinae |-- Odontophorinae |-- Phasianinae `-- Numidinae |
After Sibley & Monroe, 1990<==o Galloanserae |--o Anserimorphae | `--o Anseriformes | |--o Anhimides | | |--o Anhimoidea | | | `-- Anhimidae | | `--o Anseranatoidea | | `-- Anseranatidae | `--o Anserides | |-- Dendrocygnidae | `--o Anatidae | |-- Oxyurinae | |-- Stictonettinae | |-- Cygninae | `--o Anatinae | |-- Anserini | `-- Anatini `--o Gallomorphae |--o Craciformes | |--o Craci | | `-- Cracidae | `--o Megapodii | `-- Megapodiidae `--o Galliformes |--o Odontophorida | `-- Odontophoridae `--o Phasanida |--o Phasanoidea | `-- Phasianidae `--o Numinoidea `-- Numididae |
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