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] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
         Family Apodidae Hartert, 1897 - swifts
           Subfamily Apodinae Hartert, 1897 - true swifts
             Genus Chaetura Stephens, 1826
               Chaetura spinicaudus (Temminck, 1839)
                 1 Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma Wetmore, 1951
                 2 Chaetura spinicaudus spinicaudus (Temminck, 1839)