Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
Suborder Charadrii Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds
see Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867
Family Recurvirostridae Bonaparte, 1831 - stilts, avocets
Genus Himantopus Brisson, 1760
Himantopus novaezeelandiae
see Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841