Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Infraorder Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Parvorder Ciconiida see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                   Superfamily Threskiornithoidea Richmond, 1917
                     Family Threskiornithidae Richmond, 1917 - ibises and spoonbills
                       Genus Platalea Linnaeus, 1758
                         1 Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian spoonbill
                         2 Platalea regia Gould, 1838 - royal spoonbill
                         3 Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 - African spoonbill
                         4 Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 - black-faced spoonbill
                         5 Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838 - yellow-billed spoonbill