Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [s] 23o;193f;2136g;9595s;8ss; ‡1f;26g;131s
   Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
  Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [s] 23o;193f;2136g;9595s;8ss; ‡1f;26g;131s
     Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
    Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [s] 23o;187f;2121g;9539s; ‡1f;26g;128s
       Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
      Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [s] 23o;187f;2121g;9539s; ‡1f;26g;128s
         Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
        Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [*] 21o;179f;1992g;9095s; ‡1f;23g;120s
           Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
          Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16; Count: [*] 21o;179f;1992g;9095s; ‡1f;23g;120s
             [Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
            Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 17 [inferred rank]; Count: [*†*] 3f;83g;303s;539ss; ‡1s
               Family Falconidae Vigors, 1824 - falcons, caracaras
              Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: [22], 93 [implicit position]; Count: [*†*] 11g;63s;116ss; ‡1s
                 Subfamily Falconinae Vigors, 1824 - falcons
                Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 94; Count: [*] 4g;46s;101ss
                   Genus Falco Linnaeus, 1758
                  Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 95; Count: [*] 38s;92ss
                     Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758 - merlin
                    Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 96; Count: [*] 9ss
                       Falco columbarius suckleyi Ridgway, 1874
                      Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 96; Count: -