Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Suborder Ciconii
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Infraorder Ciconiides
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Parvorder Ciconiida
see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
Superfamily Ciconioidea Sundevall, 1836
Family Ciconiidae Sundevall, 1836 - storks
Subfamily Cathartinae Lafresnaye, 1839
see Family Cathartidae Lafresnaye, 1839
Genus Cathartes Illiger, 1811
Cathartes melambrotus Wetmore, 1964 - greater yellow-headed vulture