Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         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
                 Order Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 - waterfowl and screamers
                   Family Anatidae Vigors, 1825 - ducks, geese, swans
                     Subfamily Anatinae Vigors, 1825 - pond ducks
                       Tribe Cairinini del Hoyo et al., 2014 see Subfamily Anatinae Vigors, 1825
                         Genus Nettapus Brandt, 1836 - green pygmy-goose
                           1 Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789) - cotton teal
                           2 Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842 - green pygmy-goose
                           3 Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783) - African pygmy-goose