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] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
         Family Apodidae Hartert, 1897 - swifts
           Subfamily Apodinae Hartert, 1897 - true swifts
             Genus Mearnsia Ridgway, 1911
               Mearnsia novaeguineae (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) - Papuan needletail
                 1 Mearnsia novaeguineae buergersi (Reichenow, 1917)
                 2 Mearnsia novaeguineae novaeguineae (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)