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
       Pici see Suborder Pici Meyer & Wolf, 1810
         Family Picidae Vigors, 1825 - woodpeckers
           Subfamily Picinae Vigors, 1825 - true woodpeckers
             Genus Melanerpes Swainson, 1832
               Melanerpes cruentatus (Boddaert, 1783) - yellow-tufted woodpecker