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
             Passeroidea
               Family Nectariniidae Vigors, 1825 - sunbirds
                 Genus Aethopyga Cabanis, 1850[1851]
                   01 Aethopyga primigenia (Hachisuka, 1941)
                   02 Aethopyga boltoni Mearns, 1905
                   03 Aethopyga linaraborae Kennedy et al., 1997
                   04 Aethopyga flagrans Oustalet, 1876
                   05 Aethopyga pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876
                   06 Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Schlegel, 1871)
                   07 Aethopyga shelleyi Sharpe, 1876
                   08 Aethopyga bella Tweeddale, 1877
                   09 Aethopyga gouldiae (Vigors, 1831)
                   10 Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - yellow-backed sunbird
                   11 Aethopyga eximia (Horsfield, 1821)
                   12 Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869
                   13 Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836)
                   14 Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, 1822)
                   15 Aethopyga mystacalis (Temminck, 1822)
                   16 Aethopyga temminckii (S. Müller, 1843)
                   17 Aethopyga ignicauda (Hodgson, 1836)