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 Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
Genus Ictinia Vieillot, 1816
Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson, 1811) - Mississippi kite