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 Muscicapidae Fleming, 1822 - chats and Old World flycatchers
                     Subfamily Muscicapinae - Old World flycatchers
                       Tribe Muscicapini see Subfamily Muscicapinae
                         Genus Bradornis Smith, 1847 see Genus Melaenornis G.R. Gray, 1840
                           Bradornis pallidus (von Müller, 1851) see Melaenornis pallidus (J.W. von Müller, 1851)
                             1 Bradornis pallidus pallidusᵀ (von Müller, 1851) see Melaenornis pallidus pallidus
                             2 Bradornis pallidus bafirawari Bannerman, 1924 see Melaenornis pallidus bafirawari