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 Phoeniculidae Sclater, 1924 - wood hoopoes
           Genus Phoeniculus Jarocki, 1821
             1 Phoeniculus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1871) - forest woodhoopoe
             2 Phoeniculus bollei (Hartlaub, 1858) - white-headed woodhoopoe
             3 Phoeniculus purpureus (J.F. Miller, 1784) - green woodhoopoe
             4 Phoeniculus somaliensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901) - black-billed woodhoopoe
             5 Phoeniculus damarensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901) - violet woodhoopoe