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 Glareolinae Brehm, 1831 - pratincoles, coursers
             Genus Glareola Brisson, 1760
               Glareola nuchalis Gray, 1849 - rock pratincole
                 1 Glareola nuchalis liberiae Schlegel, 1881 - rufous-collared pratincole
                 2 Glareola nuchalis nuchalis Gray, 1849 - white-collared pratincole
                 3 Glareola nuchalis torrens Clancey, 1981