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 Buphaginae Lesson, 1828
Genus Buphagus Brisson, 1760
Buphagus africanus Linnaeus, 1766