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 Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
           Subfamily Chordeilinae - nighthawks
             Genus Chordeiles Swainson, 1831[1832]
               Chordeiles minor (J.R. Forster, 1771) - common nighthawk
                 1 Chordeiles minor minor (Forster, 1771)
                 2 Chordeiles minor hesperis Grinnell, 1905
                 3 Chordeiles minor sennetti Coues, 1888
                 4 Chordeiles minor howelli Oberholser, 1914
                 5 Chordeiles minor henryi Cassin, 1855
                 6 Chordeiles minor aserriensis Cherrie, 1896
                 7 Chordeiles minor chapmani Coues, 1888
                 8 Chordeiles minor neotropicalis Selander & Alvarez del Toro, 1955
                 9 Chordeiles minor panamensis Eisenmann, 1962