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] Caprimulgiformes Ridgway, 1881 - nightjars
         Family Aegothelidae Bonaparte, 1853 - owlet-nightjars
           Genus Aegotheles Vigors & Horsfield, 1826 - Australian owlet-nightjar
             1 Aegotheles wallacii G.R. Gray, 1859 - Wallace's owlet-nightjar
             2 Aegotheles archboldi Rand, 1941 - Archbold's owlet-nightjar
             3 Aegotheles albertisi P.L. Sclater, 1874 - mountain owlet-nightjar
             4 ‡?Aegotheles savesi Layard & Layard, 1881 - New Caledonian owlet-nightjar
             5 Aegotheles bennettii Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 - barred owlet-nightjar
             6 Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) - Australian owlet-nightjar