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 Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891
Suborder Pelecani Sharpe, 1891
see Infraorder Pelecanides Sharpe, 1891
Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850 - cormorants
Genus Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826 - Indian cormorant