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 Charadriida see Superfamily Charadrioidea Vigors, 1825
                   Superfamily Charadrioidea Vigors, 1825
                     Family Burhinidae Mathews, 1912 - thick-knees
                       Genus Burhinus Illiger, 1811
                         1 Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian thick-knee
                         2 Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) - Senegal thick-knee
                         3 Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868) - water thick-knee
                         4 Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) - spotted thick-knee
                         5 Burhinus bistriatus (Wagler, 1829) - double-striped thick-knee
                         6 Burhinus superciliaris (Tschudi, 1843) - Peruvian thick-knee
                         7 Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1802) - bush thick-knee
                         8 Burhinus recurvirostris Cuvier, 1829 - great thick-knee see Esacus recurvirostris (Cuvier, 1829)
                         9 Burhinus giganteus (Wagler, 1829) - beach thick-knee see Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818)