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] Podicipediformes Fürbringer, 1888 [monotypic]
         Family Podicipedidae Bonaparte, 1832 - grebes
           Genus Podiceps Latham, 1787
             1 Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783) - great grebe
             2 Podiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) - red-necked grebe
             3 Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - great crested grebe
             4 Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Slavonian grebe
             5 Podiceps nigricollis Brehm, 1831 - black-necked grebe
             6 ‡?Podiceps andinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1959) - Colombian grebe
             7 Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826 - silvery grebe
             8 Podiceps taczanowskii Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 - Junin flightless grebe
             9 Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974 - hooded grebe