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 Laridae Vigors, 1825 - gulls, terns and skimmers
           Subfamily Sterninae Bonaparte, 1838 - terns
             Genus Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
               Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813 - roseate tern
                 1 Sterna dougallii dougallii Montagu, 1813
                 2 Sterna dougallii arideensis Mathews, 1912
                 3 Sterna dougallii korustes (Hume, 1874)
                 4 Sterna dougallii bangsi Mathews, 1912
                 5 Sterna dougallii gracilis Gould, 1845