Of the extant members of the genus "Mycteria", this bird is basal to the clade yellow-billed stork, which is itself basal to the milky stork and the painted stork.
This bird is basal to the clade yellow-billed stork to the milky stork. This was of the extant members of the genus "Mycteria". This bird is basal to the clade yellow-billed stork to the painted stork. This was of the extant members of the genus "Mycteria". Stork is itself basal.