Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
Family Tytonidae Mathews, 1912 - barn owls
Genus Tyto Billberg, 1828
Tyto capensis (A. Smith, 1834) - African grass-owl