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
Type: Leptoptilos
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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