Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
Suborder Passeri
see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
Superfamily Muscicapoidea
Family Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 - starlings
Tribe Mimini
see Family Mimidae Bonaparte, 1853
Genus Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850
Melanotis hypoleucus Hartlaub, 1852