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 Glareolidae Brehm, 1831 - coursers, pratincoles
           Subfamily Cursoriinae Gray, 1840
             Genus Cursorius Latham, 1790
               1 Cursorius cursor (Latham, 1787) - cream-colored courser
               2 Cursorius somalensis Shelley, 1885
               3 Cursorius rufus Gould, 1837 - Burchell's courser
               4 Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822 - Temminck's courser
               5 Cursorius coromandelicus (Gmelin, 1789) - Indian courser