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 Recurvirostridae Bonaparte, 1831 - stilts, avocets
           Genus Himantopus Brisson, 1760
             Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - black-winged stilt
               1 Himantopus himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - black-winged stilt
               2 Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837
               3 Himantopus himantopus knudseni Stejneger, 1887
               4 Himantopus himantopus mexicanus (Statius Müller, 1776)
               5 Himantopus himantopus melanurus Vieillot, 1817