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 Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853
             Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) - little grebe
               1 Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
               2 Tachybaptus ruficollis iraquensis (Ticehurst, 1923)
               3 Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis (Salvadori, 1884)
               4 Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei (Reichenow, 1902)
               5 Tachybaptus ruficollis philippensis (Bonnaterre, 1791)
               6 Tachybaptus ruficollis cotabato (Rand, 1948)
               7 Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor (Gray, 1861)
               8 Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris (Mayr, 1945)