living organisms
see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Superkingdom Eukaryotae
see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891
1 Family Phaethontidae Brandt, 1831 - tropicbirds
2 Family Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 - pelicans
3 Family Sulidae Reichenbach, 1849 - gannets, boobies
4 Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850 - cormorants
5 Family Anhingidae Reichenbach, 1849 - anhingas
6 Family Fregatidae Degland & Gerbe, 1867 - frigatebirds