After Livezay & Zusi, 2007, with Recent species from Peterson, 2002-2004 and Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992
<==o Ciconiiformes Garrod, 1874 [incl. Phoenicopteriformes] (storks, ibises, etc.; kattohaikaralinnut) |--o Scopus (varjohaikarat) [Scopi (Bonaparte, 1853): Scopidae (Bonaparte, 1853)] (hammercops; varjohaikarat) | |-- †S. xenopus | `-- S. umbretta (varjohaikara) `--o Ciconiae (Bonaparte, 1874) |--o Ciconioidea (Sundevall, 1836) | |-- Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1838 (flamingoes; flamingot) | `-- Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 (storks, kattohaikarat) `--o Threskiornithoidea (Richmond, 1917) |-- Threskiornithidae Richmond, 1917 (Ibeses; iibikset) `--o Plataleidae (Bonaparte, 1838) (kapustahaikarat) |-- Ajaia ajaja (ruusukapustahaikara `--o Platalea Linnaeus, 1758 (kapustahaikarat) |-- P. leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 (kapustahaikara) |-- P. minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 (pikkukapustahaikara) |-- P. flavipes Gould, 1838 (keltakapustahaikara) |-- P. alba Scopoli, 1786 (afrikankapustahaikara) `-- P. regia Gould, 1838 (australiankapustahaikara)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196 - Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420 - Livezey, B. C. & Zusi, R. L., 2007: Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comperative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion.
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 149, #1, pp. 1-95 - Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. o. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985. - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.