Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Infraorder Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Parvorder Ciconiida see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                   Superfamily Procellarioidea Fürbringer, 1888
                     Family Procellariidae Leach, 1820 - petrels, shearwaters
                       Subfamily Procellariinae Vigors, 1825 see Family Procellariidae Leach, 1820
                         Genus Pelecanoides Lacépède, 1799
                           Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) - common diving petrel
                             1 Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrixᵀ (Gmelin, 1789) - common diving-petrel
                             2 Pelecanoides urinatrix berard (Gaimard, 1823) - Falkland diving-petrel
                             3 Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul Salvin, 1896 - Kerguelen diving-petrel