Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Status: extant
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
  Status: extant
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
    Status: extant
       [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
      Status: extant
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
        Status: extant
           Passerida - passeridans see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
          Status: extant
             Passeroidea
            Status: extant
               Family Nectariniidae Vigors, 1825 - sunbirds
              Status: extant
                 Genus Aethopyga Cabanis, 1850[1851]
                Status: extant
                   Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - yellow-backed sunbird
                  Status: extant