Opinions from S. D. Emslie 1992

  • 'Accipitridae belongs to Accipitriformes'
  • 'Actitis belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Agelaius belongs to Icterinae'
  • 'Anabernicula belongs to Tadornini'
  • 'Anabernicula gracilenta belongs to Anabernicula'
  • 'Anas belongs to Anatini'
  • 'Anas albeola is recombined as Bucephala albeola'
  • 'Anas americana belongs to Anas'
  • 'Anas canadensis is recombined as Branta canadensis'
  • 'Anas clypeata belongs to Anas'
  • 'Anas collaris belongs to Anas' according to Donovan 1809
  • 'Anas collaris is recombined as Aythya collaris'
  • 'Anas crecca belongs to Anas'
  • 'Anas cyanoptera belongs to Anas'
  • 'Anas discors belongs to Anas'
  • 'Anas valisineria is recombined as Aythya valisineria'
  • 'Anatidae belongs to Anseriformes'
  • 'Anatinae belongs to Anatidae'
  • 'Anatini belongs to Anatinae'
  • 'Anserinae belongs to Anatidae'
  • 'Anserini belongs to Anserinae'
  • 'Ardea belongs to Ardeidae'
  • 'Ardea canadensis is recombined as Grus canadensis'
  • 'Ardea exilis is recombined as Ixobrychus exilis'
  • 'Ardea lentiginosa is recombined as Botaurus lentiginosus'
  • 'Ardea violacea is recombined as Nycticorax violaceus'
  • 'Ardeidae belongs to Ciconiiformes'
  • 'Aythya belongs to Aythyini'
  • 'Aythyini belongs to Anatinae'
  • 'Botaurus belongs to Ardeidae'
  • 'Branta belongs to Anserini'
  • 'Bucephala belongs to Mergini'
  • 'Ciconia maltha belongs to Ciconia'
  • 'Ciconiidae belongs to Ciconiiformes'
  • 'Colymbus podiceps is recombined as Podilymbus podiceps'
  • 'Dendrocygna belongs to Dendrocygninae'
  • 'Dendrocygninae belongs to Anatidae'
  • 'Egretta belongs to Ardeidae'
  • 'Emberizidae belongs to Passeriformes'
  • 'Eudocimus belongs to Plataleidae'
  • 'Fulica belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Fulica americana belongs to Fulica'
  • 'Fuligula affinis is recombined as Aythya affinis'
  • 'Fuligula americana is recombined as Aythya americana'
  • 'Gallinago belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Gruidae belongs to Gruiformes'
  • 'Grus belongs to Gruidae'
  • 'Gymnogyps belongs to Vulturidae'
  • 'Helonetta belongs to Anatinae'
  • 'Helonetta brodkorbi belongs to Helonetta'
  • 'Himantopus belongs to Recurvirostridae'
  • 'Icteridae was reranked as the subfamily Icterinae and belongs to Emberizidae'
  • 'Ixobrychus belongs to Ardeidae'
  • 'Laterallus belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Limnodromus belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Meleagris belongs to Phasianidae'
  • 'Mergini belongs to Anatinae'
  • 'Mergus belongs to Mergini'
  • 'Mergus merganser belongs to Mergus'
  • 'Mergus serrator belongs to Mergus'
  • 'Nycticorax belongs to Ardeidae'
  • 'Oriolus phoeniceus is recombined as Agelaius phoeniceus'
  • 'Oxyura belongs to Mergini'
  • 'Oxyura hulberti belongs to Oxyura'
  • 'Oxyurinae was reranked as the tribe Oxyurini and belongs to Anatinae'
  • 'Phalacrocoracidae belongs to Pelecaniformes'
  • 'Phalacrocorax belongs to Phalacrocoracidae'
  • 'Phasianidae belongs to Galliformes'
  • 'Phoenicopteridae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Phoenicopterus belongs to Phoenicopteridae'
  • 'Plataleidae belongs to Ciconiiformes'
  • 'Podicipedidae belongs to Podicipediformes'
  • 'Podilymbus belongs to Podicipedidae'
  • 'Porphyrula belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Rallidae belongs to Gruiformes'
  • 'Rallus belongs to Rallidae'
  • 'Rallus elegans belongs to Rallus' according to Audubon 1834
  • 'Rallus limicola belongs to Rallus' according to Vieillot 1819
  • 'Rallus limicola belongs to Rallus'
  • 'Rallus longirostris belongs to Rallus' according to Boddaert 1783
  • 'Rallus longirostris belongs to Rallus'
  • 'Recurvirostridae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Scolopacidae belongs to Charadriiformes'
  • 'Scolopax belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Spizaetus belongs to Accipitridae'
  • 'Tadorini belongs to Tadorninae'
  • 'Tadorninae belongs to Anatidae'
  • 'Tringa belongs to Scolopacidae'
  • 'Tringa macularia belongs to Tringa' according to Linnaeus 1766
  • 'Tringa macularia is recombined as Actitis macularia'
  • 'Vulturidae belongs to Ciconiiformes'