Family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte 1853 (shoebill)
Aves - Balaenicipitiformes - Balaenicipitidae
Parent taxon: Balaenicipites according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Bourdon et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mayr 2011, Mayr 2022 and Rasmussen et al. 1987
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Balaeniceps Goliathia Paludavis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: