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 Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
                   Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
                     Subfamily Elaninae Blyth - smooth-clawed kites see Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816
                       Genus Elanus Savigny, 1809
                         1 Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) - black-winged kite
                         2 Elanus notatus Gould, 1838
                         3 Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842 - letter-winged kite
                         4 Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) - white-tailed kite