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] Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
Family Strigidae Vigors, 1825 - owls
Subfamily Surniinae del Hoyo et al., 2014
Genus Ninox Hodgson, 1837
Ninox rufa (Gould, 1846) - rufous owl
1 Ninox rufa humeralis (Bonaparte, 1850)
2 Ninox rufa aruensis (Schlegel, 1866)
3 Ninox rufa rufa (Gould, 1846)
4 Ninox rufa meesi Mason & Schodde, 1980
5 Ninox rufa queenslandica Mathews, 1911