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 Charadrii Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds
see Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867
Infraorder Charadriides Huxley, 1867
Parvorder Scolopacida
see Infraorder Scolopacides Strauch, 1978
Superfamily Jacanoidea (Stejneger, 1885) Wetmore & Miller, 1926
see Suborder Parrae Gadow, 1893
Family Rostratulidae Ridgway, 1919 - painted-snipe
Genus Rostratula Vieillot, 1816
Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - greater painted-snipe