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] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
         Family Apodidae Hartert, 1897 - swifts
           Subfamily Cypseloidinae Bonaparte, 1838
             Genus Cypseloides Streubel, 1848
               Cypseloides niger (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) - black swift
                 1 Cypseloides niger borealis (Kennerly, 1858)
                 2 Cypseloides niger costaricensis Ridgway, 1910
                 3 Cypseloides niger niger (Gmelin, 1789)