Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Apterygiformes Haeckel, 1866
Family Apterygidae Gray, 1840 - kiwis
Genus Apteryx Shaw, 1813
Apteryx australis Shaw, 1813 - brown kiwi