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 [Psittaciformes] Wagler, 1830 [monotypic] - parrots
         Family Psittacidae Illiger, 1811 - cockatoos and parrots
           Subfamily Nestorinae Bonaparte, 1849 see Family Nestoridae Bonaparte, 1850
             Genus Nestor Lesson, 1830
               Nestor meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788) - New Zealand kaka
                 Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis Lorenz, 1896