Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Caprimulgiformes Ridgway, 1881 - nightjars
         Family Podargidae Gray, 1840 - frogmouths
           Subfamily Batrachostominae [monotypic]
             Genus Batrachostomus Gould, 1838
               Batrachostomus poliolophus E. Hartert, 1892 - short-tailed frogmouth
                 1 Batrachostomus poliolophus poliolophus Hartert, 1892
                 2 Batrachostomus poliolophus mixtus Sharpe, 1892