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 Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 - hummingbirds
           Subfamily Trochilinae Jardine, 1833 - typical hummingbirds
             Genus Heliomaster Bonaparte, 1850
               1 Heliomaster constantii (DeLattre, 1843) - plain-capped starthroat
               2 Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) - long-billed starthroat
               3 Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823) - stripe-breasted starthroat
               4 Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812) - blue-tufted starthroat