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 Striginae Vigors, 1825 - strange-eared owls
             Genus Otus Pennant, 1769
               Otus albogularis (Cassin, 1849) - white-throated screech-owl
                 1 Otus albogularis obscurus Phelps & Phelps Jr., 1953
                 2 Otus albogularis meridensis (Chapman, 1923)
                 3 Otus albogularis macabrum (Bonaparte, 1850)
                 4 Otus albogularis albogularis (Cassin, 1849)
                 5 Otus albogularis remotus Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1941