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 Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 - starlings
                 Subfamily Sturninae
                   Genus ‡Fregilupus Lesson, 1831 [monotypic]
                     1 ‡Fregilupus varius (Boddaert, 1783)