Order Pelargomorphae Gadow (bird)
Parent taxon: Neornithes according to O. Jaekel 1911
Sister taxa: Aequornithes, Alectromorphae, Cariamiformes, Cathartiformes, Colymbomorphae, Coraciomorphae, Eurypygiformes, Galbuliformes, Leptosomiformes, Lonchodytes pterygius, Mesitornithiformes, Neognathae, Odontognathae, Otidiformes, Palaeognathae, Phoenicopteriformes, Picocoraciae, Pterocliformes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelargomorphae in the database