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] Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
         Family Alcedinidae Bonaparte, 1831 - kingfishers
           Subfamily Halcyoninae Vigors, 1825
             Genus Tanysiptera Vigors, 1825
               1 Tanysiptera galatea G.R. Gray, 1859 - common paradise-kingfisher
               2 Tanysiptera ellioti Sharpe, 1870 - Kofiau paradise-kingfisher
               3 Tanysiptera riedelii J. Verreaux, 1866 - Biak paradise-kingfisher
               4 Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel, 1871 - Numfor paradise-kingfisher
               5 Tanysiptera hydrocharis G.R. Gray, 1858 - little paradise-kingfisher
               6 Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850 - buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher
               7 Tanysiptera nympha G.R. Gray, 1840 - red-breasted paradise-kingfisher
               8 Tanysiptera danae Sharpe, 1880 - brown-headed paradise-kingfisher