Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
         Family Jacanidae Stejneger, 1885 - jacanas
           Genus Actophilornis Oberholser, 1925
             1 Actophilornis africanus (Gmelin, 1789) - African jacana
             2 Actophilornis albinucha (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832) - Madagascar jacana