Clade Neoaves Sibley 1988 (bird)
Parent taxon: Neognathae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Bertelli et al. 2010, Clarke et al. 2005, Lindow and Dyke 2006, Mayr 2009, Musser and Clarke 2020 and Slack et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Alciformes, Anas benedeni, Anas creccoides, Caprimulgiformes, Eurolimnornithiformes, Gracilitarsidae, Juncitarsus, Odontoanserae, Pangalloanserae, Passeriformes, Perplexicervix, Scandiavis, Vastanavis
Subtaxa: Aequorlitornithes Fluvioviridavidae Nahmavis Natatores Terrestrornithes
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore