Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
                   Suborder Charadrii Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds see Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867
                     Family Glareolidae Brehm, 1831 - coursers, pratincoles
                       Subfamily Cursoriinae Gray, 1840
                         1 Genus Cursorius Latham, 1790
                         2 Genus Rhinoptilus Strickland, 1852
                         3 Genus Peltohyas Sharpe, 1896
                         4 Genus Pluvianus Vieillot, 1816