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 Alcidae Vigors, 1825 - auks
           Genus Brachyramphus Brandt, 1837
             1 Brachyramphus perdix (Pallas, 1811)
             2 Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789) - marbled murrelet
             3 Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829) - Kittlitz's murrelet