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
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
           Passerida - passeridans see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
             Muscicapoidea
               Family Muscicapidae Fleming, 1822 - chats and Old World flycatchers
                 Subfamily Saxicolinae - chats
                   Genus Sheppardia Haagner, 1909
                     1 Sheppardia bocagei (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)
                     2 Sheppardia cyornithopsis (Sharpe, 1901)
                     3 Sheppardia aequatorialis (Jackson, 1906)
                     4 Sheppardia sharpei (Shelley, 1903) - Usambara akalat
                     5 Sheppardia gunningi Haagner, 1909
                     6 Sheppardia gabela (Rand, 1957)
                     7 Sheppardia montana (Reichenow, 1907)
                     8 Sheppardia lowei (Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1941)