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] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
      Status: extant
         Family Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 - hummingbirds
        Status: extant
           Subfamily Phaethornithinae Jardine, 1833 - hermits
          Status: extant
             Genus Threnetes Gould, 1852
            Status: extant
               Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847) - band-tailed barbthroat
              Status: extant
                 1 Threnetes ruckeri ventosus Bangs & Penard, 1924
                Status: extant
                 2 Threnetes ruckeri ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847)
                Status: extant
                 3 Threnetes ruckeri venezuelensis Cory, 1913
                Status: extant