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] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
oscines
see Suborder Oscines
Passerida - passeridans
see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
Passeroidea
Family Ploceidae Sundevall, 1836 - weavers, sparrows
Subfamily Ploceinae
Genus Euplectes Swainson, 1829
Euplectes capensis (C. Linnaeus, 1766)