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] Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
         Family Laridae Vigors, 1825 - gulls, terns and skimmers
           Subfamily Sterninae Bonaparte, 1838 - terns
             Genus Anous Stephens, 1826
               Anous minutus Boie, 1844 - black noddy
                 1 Anous minutus worcesteri (McGregor, 1911)
                 2 Anous minutus minutus Boie, 1844
                 3 Anous minutus marcusi (Bryan, 1903)
                 4 Anous minutus melanogenys Gray, 1846
                 5 Anous minutus diamesus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1901)
                 6 Anous minutus americanus (Mathews, 1912)
                 7 Anous minutus atlanticus (Mathews, 1912)