The Order Coconiiformes includes herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks, bitterns, and egrets. Most species are solitary feeders and roost in large groups at night. When they breed, they form colonies.
Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Ciconiiformes
The Order Ciconiiformes contains the following subgroups:- Family: Ciconiidae (storks)
- Family: Ciconiidae (storks)
- Family: Ardeidae (herons)
- Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills)
- Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
- Family: Balaenicipitidae (shoebill)
- Family: Cathartidae (new world vultures)
- Family: Procellariidae (petrels and shearwaters)
- Family: Rostratulidae (painted snipe)
- Family: Scopidae (hamerkop)
Range and Habitat:
References:
- Burnie D, Wilson DE. 2001. Animal. London: Dorling Kindersley. 624 p.
- Gill F. 1990. Ornithology. New York: WH Freeman and Company. 660 p.
- Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey TA. 2008. Order Ciconiiformes, Animal Diversity Web. November 17, 2008.


