Subclass Avialae Gauthier, 1986 see Clade Avialae Gauthier 1986
   Infraclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
     Parvclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
       Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
         Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
           Division Terrestrornithes B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
             Subdivision Telmatorae Lowe, 1931
               Superorder Charadriimorphae Huxley, 1867
                 Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
                   Suborder Limicolae Beddard, 1898
                     Infraorder Charadriides Huxley, 1867
                       Superfamily Haematopoidea Bonaparte, 1838
                         Family Recurvirostridae Bonaparte, 1831 - stilts, avocets
                           Subfamily Himantopodinae Reichenbach, 1849
                             Tribe Cladorhynchini B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007