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 Chionidae Lesson, 1828 - sheathbills and allies
see Family Chionididae Lesson, 1828
Subfamily Pluvianellinae [monotypic]
see Family Chionididae Lesson, 1828
Genus Pluvianellus Gray, 1846 [monotypic]
1 Pluvianellus socialis Gray, 1846 - Magellanic plover