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
       01.1 [Order] Sphenisciformes Sharpe, 1891
       01.2 [Order] Gaviiformes Wetmore & Miller, 1926 [monotypic]
       01.3 [Order] Procellariiformes Fürbringer, 1888
       02.1.1 [Order] Podicipediformes Fürbringer, 1888 [monotypic]
       02.1.2 [Order] Phoenicopteriformes Fürbringer, 1888 [monotypic] see Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
       02.2 [Order] Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
       03 [Order] Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891
       04 [Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
       05 [Order] Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
       06 [Order] Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
       07 Order [Columbiformes] Latham, 1790 - pigeons and allies
       08 Order [Psittaciformes] Wagler, 1830 [monotypic] - parrots
       09.1? Family Opisthocomidae Swainson, 1837 [monotypic] - hoatzins
       09.2? [Order] Musophagiformes (Seebohm, 1890) see Suborder Musophagi Seebohm, 1890
       09.3? [Order] Cuculiformes Wagler, 1830 - cuckoos and plantain-eaters
       10.1 [Order] Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
       10.2 [Order] Caprimulgiformes Ridgway, 1881 - nightjars
       10.3 [Order] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
       11.1.1 [Order] Coliiformes Murie, 1872 - mousebirds
       11.1.2 [Order] Trogoniformes Wetmore & Miller, 1926 - trogons
       11.1.3 [Order] Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds
       11.2.1 Pici see Suborder Pici Meyer & Wolf, 1810
       11.2.2? Galbulae see Suborder Galbulae Fürbringer, 1888
       11.3 [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758