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 [Columbiformes] Latham, 1790 - pigeons and allies
         Family Columbidae Illiger, 1811 - doves, pigeons
           Subfamily Treroninae
             Genus Hemiphaga Bonaparte, 1854 [monotypic]
               Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) - New Zealand pigeon
                 1 Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) - New Zealand pigeon
                 2 Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis (Rothschild, 1891) - chatham island pigeon
                 3 ‡Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea (Latham, 1802) - Norfolk Island pigeon