Tribe Leptoptilini Mayr and Cottrell 1979 (stork)

Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae

Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to J. I. Noriega and G. Cladera 2008

See also Meijer and Awe Due 2010

Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus

Subtaxa: Jabiru

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Type: Leptoptilos

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Peru (1 collection), United States (3: Florida)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Chad (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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