Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Piciformes Meyer & Wolf, 1810 - scansorial birds
Family Picidae Vigors, 1825 - woodpeckers
Subfamily Picinae Vigors, 1825 - true woodpeckers