Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
Amniota Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988] - amniotes
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 Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Vulturidae Illiger, 1811 - American vultures
see Family Cathartidae Lafresnaye, 1839