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] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
         suboscines see Suborder Suboscines
           Tyranni see Suborder Tyranni
             Family Tyrannidae Vigors, 1825 - tyrant-flycatchers
               Genus Sayornis Bonaparte, 1854, nom. nud.
                 1 Sayornis phoebe (Latham, 1790) - eastern phoebe
                 2 Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) - black phoebe
                 3 Sayornis saya (Bonaparte, 1825) - Say's phoebe