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 Hirundapus Hodgson, 1837
               Hirundapus giganteus (Temminck, 1825) - brown-backed needletail
                 1 Hirundapus giganteus indicus (Hume, 1873)
                 2 Hirundapus giganteus giganteus (Temminck, 1825)