Classification of Livezey and Zusi 2007

Unr. Avialae Gauthier 1986 [avialan]
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Infracl. Aves Linnaeus 1758 [bird]
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Unr. †Eoaves Sibley 1988
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Invalid names: Lithornithiformes Houde 1988 [empty]
Unr. Neornithes Gadow 1893
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Unr. Neognathae Pycraft 1900
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Unr. Galloanserae Sibley and Ahlquist 1990
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Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
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Subor. Anhimae Wetmore and Miller 1926
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Fm. Anhimidae Stejneger 1885
Subor. Anseres Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Anatoidea Leach 1820 [empty], Anseranatoidea Sclater 1880 [empty]
Or. †Diatrymiformes Matthew and Granger 1917
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Fm. †Diatrymatidae Shufeldt 1913
Or. †Dromornithiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. †Dromornithidae Fürbringer 1888
Or. Galliformes Temminck 1820 [fowl]
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Subor. Craci Sibley 1988
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Invalid names: Cracoidea [empty], Megapodioidea [empty]
Subor. Phasiani
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Fm. Meleagridae Gray 1840 [turkey]
Invalid names: Phasianoidea [empty]
Invalid names: Anserimorphae [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Neoaves Sibley 1988
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Unr. Natatores Baird 1858
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Unr. Pygopodotubinares Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Superor. Gaviomorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Gaviiformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [loon]
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Fm. Gaviidae Allen 1897
Or. Podicipediformes Fürbringer 1888 [grebe]
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Fm. Podicipedidae Bonaparte 1831
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Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Invalid names: Oceanitoidea [empty], Procellarioidea Stejneger 1885 [empty]
Invalid names: Pelecanoidi [empty]
Or. Sphenisciformes Sharpe 1891 [penguin]
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Fm. Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
Unr. Steganograllatores Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Ardeiformes Wagler 1831
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Fm. Ardeidae Leach 1820 [heron]
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Subfm. Ardeinae
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Invalid names: Ardeini Bock 1956 [empty], Nycticoracini Bonaparte 1854 [empty]
Subfm. Botaurinae Reichenbach 1850
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Tr. Tigriornithini Bock 1956
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G. Tigrisoma Swainson 1827
Invalid names: Botaurini [empty]
Invalid names: Cochleariidae Ridgway 1887 [empty]
Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Ciconiae
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Superfm. Threskiornithoidea Lambrecht 1933
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Fm. Plataleidae Bonaparte 1838 [spoonbill]
Fm. Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
Invalid names: Ciconioidea [empty]
Invalid names: Scopi [empty]
Superor. Pelecanimorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Balaenicipitiformes Sclater 1924 [schoebill]
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Fm. Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte 1853 [shoebill]
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G. Balaeniceps Gould 1850
Or. †Odontopterygiformes Howard 1957
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Invalid names: Odontopterygidae Lydekker 1891 [empty]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Subor. Phaethontes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 [tropicbird]
Subor. †Steganopodes
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Infraor. Fregatides
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Invalid names: Fregatoidea [empty]
Infraor. Pelecanides
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Unr. Sulida Reichenbach 1849
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Superfm. Suloidea Hay 1930
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Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
Invalid names: Phalacrocoracoidea [empty]
Invalid names: Pelecanida [empty]
Unr. Terrestrornithes Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Unr. Anomalogonates Garrod 1874
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Unr. Coccyges Huxley 1867
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Superor. Cuculimorphae Sibley 1988
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Or. Cuculiformes Wagler 1830 [cuckoo]
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Subor. Musophagi Seebohm 1890
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Fm. Musophagidae Bonaparte 1831 [turacos]
Invalid names: Cuculi Wagler 1830 [empty]
Or. Opisthocomiformes L'Herminier 1837
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Fm. Opisthocomidae Swainson 1837
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G. Opisthocomus Illiger 1811
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Or. Columbiformes Latham 1790 [dove]
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Subor. Columbae
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Fm. Columbidae Illiger 1811
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Subfm. †Didunculinae Gray 1848
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G. Didunculus Peale 1848
Subfm. †Gourinae Gray 1840
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G. Goura Stephens 1819
Invalid names: Columbinae Illiger 1811 [empty]
Fm. †Raphidae Wetmore 1930
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G. †Pezophaps Strickland 1848
G. †Raphus Brisson 1760
Invalid names: Pterocletes [empty]
Or. Psittaciformes Wagler 1830 [parrot]
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Fm. Cacatuidae Gray 1840 [cockatoo]
Fm. Loriinidae Selby 1836
Fm. Psittacidae Illiger 1811 [parrot]
Invalid names: Nestoridae [empty]
Unr. Incessores Baird 1858
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Superor. Cypselomorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Subor. †Apodi
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Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
Invalid names: Cypselinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Fm. Trochilidae Vigors 1825 [hummingbird]
Invalid names: Hemiprocni Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Or. Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 [nightjar]
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Subor. Caprimulgi Ridgway 1888
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Fm. Caprimulgidae Vigors 1825
Fm. Nyctibiidae Chenu and des Murs 1851
Fm. Podargidae Gray 1847 [frogmouth]
Fm. Steatornithidae Bonaparte 1842 [oilbird]
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G. Steatornis Humboldt 1817
Invalid names: Aegotheli Sibley 1988 [empty]
Unr. Picoclamatores Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Superor. Passerimorphae Sibley 1988
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Or. Coraciiformes Forbes 1884
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Subor. Bucerotes Fürbringer 1888
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Infraor. Upupides
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Fm. Phoeniculidae Sclater 1924
Fm. Upupidae Bonaparte 1831
Invalid names: Upupiformes [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Bucerotides [empty]
Subor. Coracii Wetmore and Miller 1926
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Infraor. Coraciides
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Fm. Brachypteraciidae Bonaparte 1854 [ground roller]
Invalid names: Coracioidea [empty], Leptosomatoidea [empty]
Invalid names: Meropides [empty]
Subor. †Halcyones
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Invalid names: Alcedinoidea [empty], Momotoidea [empty]
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Subor. Menurae
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Fm. Menuridae Lesson 1828 [lyrebird]
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G. Menura Bonaparte 1851
Subor. Passeres Linnaeus 1758
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Infraor. Passerides
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Unr. Corvida Sibley 1988
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Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
Fm. Ptilonorhynchidae Gray 1841
Unr. Passerida Sibley 1988 [songbird]
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Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
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G. Bombycilla Vieillot 1807
Fm. Paridae Vigors 1825
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G. Parus Linnaeus 1758 [tit]
Fm. Passeridae Illiger 1811
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G. Passer Brisson 1760 [sparrow]
Infraor. Tyrannides Sibley 1988
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Fm. Pittidae Swainson 1831
Fm. Tyrannidae Vigors 1825 [tyrant flycatcher]
Or. Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810
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Subor. Galbulae Vigors 1825
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Fm. Bucconidae Boie 1826
Fm. Galbulidae Bonaparte 1831
Subor. Pici Linnaeus 1758
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Superfm. Capitonoidea
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Invalid names: Capitonidae Bonaparte 1840 [empty], Rhamphastidae Vigors 1825 [empty]
Invalid names: Picoidea [empty]
Unr. Trogones Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Superor. Trogonomorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Coliiformes Murie 1872 [mousebird]
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Fm. Coliidae Swainson 1837
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G. Colius Brisson 1760 [mousebird]
Or. †Sandcoleiformes Houde and Olson 1992
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Fm. †Sandcoleidae Houde and Olson 1992
Or. Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [trogon]
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Fm. Trogonidae Lesson 1828
Unr. Raptores Baird 1858
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Or. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Subor. Accipitres Linnaeus 1758
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Infraor. Falconides
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Invalid names: Accipitroidea [empty], Falconoidea [empty]
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Fm. Sagittariidae [Secretary bird]
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G. Sagittarius Hermann 1783
Subor. Cathartae
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Fm. Cathartidae Lafresnaye 1839 [New World vulture]
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Invalid names: Vulturidae Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Invalid names: Teratornithi [empty]
Or. Strigiformes Wagler 1830 [owl]
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Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
Fm. Tytonidae Ridgway 1914 [barn owl]
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Subfm. Phodilinae Beddard 1898
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G. Phodilus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1830 [bay-owl]
Invalid names: Tytoninae Mathews 1912 [empty]
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Superor. Charadriimorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Subor. Lari Sharpe 1891
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Infraor. Chionidides Sharpe 1891
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Invalid names: Chionididae Lesson 1828 [empty]
Infraor. Larides
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Superfm. Laroidea Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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Subfm. Larinae Bonaparte 1831
Subfm. Sterninae Bonaparte 1838 [tern]
Fm. Stercorariidae Brisson 1760 [skua]
Superfm. Rhynchopoidea
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Invalid names: Rhynchopidae [empty]
Invalid names: Alcides [empty]
Subor. Limicolae
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Infraor. Charadriides
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Superfm. Charadrioidea
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Fm. Charadriidae Vigors 1825 [lapwing]
Invalid names: Burhinoidea [empty], Glareoloidea [empty], Haematopoidea [empty]
Infraor. Dromaides
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Fm. Dromatidae Gray 1840
Infraor. Scolopacides
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Invalid names: Scolopacoidea [empty], Thinocoroidea [empty]
Subor. Parrae
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Fm. Jaccanidae Stejneger 1885
Fm. Rostratulidae Ridgway 1919
Invalid names: Pedionomae [empty]
Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Cariamae Fürbringer 1888
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Infraor. Cariamides
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Superfm. Cariamoidea
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Fm. †Bathornithidae Wetmore 1927
Fm. Cariamidae Bonaparte 1853 [seriema]
Fm. †Phorusrhacidae Ameghino 1889 [terror bird]
Invalid names: Otides Sibley 1988 [empty]
Subor. Eurypygae
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Infraor. Eurypygides Sibley 1988
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Fm. Eurypygidae Selby 1840
Infraor. Rhynochetides Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Apterornithidae Bonaparte 1856
Fm. Rhynochetidae Newton 1868
Subor. Grues Bonaparte 1854
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Superfm. Gruoidea Stejneger 1885
Invalid names: Psophioidea [empty]
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Fm. Heliornithidae Gray 1841
Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
Invalid names: Turniciformes Sibley and Ahlquist 1990 [empty]
Superor. Palaeognathae Pycraft 1900
Unr. Ornithurae Haeckel 1866
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Invalid names: Odontoholomorphae [empty]
Unr. †Palaeoaves Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Superor. †Archaeornithes Gadow 1893
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Or. †Confuciusornithiformes Hou et al. 1995
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Fm. †Confuciusornithidae Hou et al. 1995
Invalid names: Archaeopterygiformes Furbringer 1888 [empty]
Superor. †Euenantiornithes Chiappe 2002
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Or. †Apsaraviformes Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Invalid names: Apsaravidae Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Or. †Rahonaviformes Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Invalid names: Rahonavidae Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Superfm. Gruioidea Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Aramidae Bonaparte 1854 [limpkin]
Fm. Gruidae Vigors 1825 [crane]
Superor. Palaeognathae Pycraft 1900
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Unr. Crypturi Goodchild
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Or. Tinamiformes Huxley 1872 [tinamou]
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Fm. Tinamidae Gray 1840 [tinamou]
Unr. Ratitae Merrem 1813
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Or. Apterygiformes [kiwi]
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Fm. Apterygidae Gray 1840
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Fm. †Dinornithidae Bonaparte 1853
Invalid names: Anomalopterygidae [empty]
Superor. Casuariimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Casuariiformes [cassowary]
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Fm. Casuariidae Kaup 1847
Invalid names: Dromaiidae Richmond 1908 [empty]
Invalid names: Struthionimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Superfm. Procellaroidea Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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Invalid names: Pachyptilinae [empty], Procellariinae [empty]
Fm. Leptosomatidae Bonaparte 1850
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G. Leptosomus Vieillot 1816