Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Status: extant Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Status: extant Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 Status: extant Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758 Status: extant Family Bombycillidae Swainson, 1831 - waxwings and allies Status: extant