Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 - waterfowl and screamers
                   Family Anatidae Vigors, 1825 - ducks, geese, swans
                     Subfamily Anatinae Vigors, 1825 - pond ducks
                       Tribe Cairinini del Hoyo et al., 2014 see Subfamily Anatinae Vigors, 1825
                         Genus Sarcidiornis Agassiz, 1846 see Genus Sarkidiornis Eyton, 1838
                           Sarcidiornis melanotus (Pennant, 1769) see Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)