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 Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Suborder Mesitornithi
see Order Turniciformes Huxley, 1868
Family Mesitornithidae Wetmore, 1960 - mesites
Genus Mesitornis Bonaparte, 1855
Mesitornis unicolor (Des Murs, 1845) - brown mesite