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
       [Order] Sphenisciformes Sharpe, 1891
         Family Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831 - penguins
           Genus Eudyptula Bonaparte, 1856 [monotypic]
             Eudyptula minor (Forster, 1781) - little penguin
               1 Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
               2 Eudyptula minor iredalei Mathews, 1911
               3 Eudyptula minor variabilis Kinsky & Falla, 1976
               4 Eudyptula minor minor (Forster, 1781) - little penguin
               5 Eudyptula minor albosignata Finsch, 1874 - white-flippered penguin
               6 Eudyptula minor chathamensis Kinsky & Falla, 1976