Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Status: extant
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
  Status: extant
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
    Status: extant
       [Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
      Status: extant
         Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
        Status: extant
           Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
          Status: extant
             Genus Elanus Savigny, 1809
            Status: extant
               Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) - white-tailed kite
              Status: extant
                 Elanus leucurus majusculus Bangs & Penard, 1920
                Status: extant