Classification of Wetmore 1960
Cl. Aves Linnaeus 1758 [bird]
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Subcl. Neornithes Gadow 1893
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Superor. †Ichthyornithes Marsh 1873
Superor. Neognathae Pycraft 1900
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Or. †Aepyornithiformes
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Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Or. Apterygiformes [kiwi]
Or. Caprimulgiformes Ridgway 1881 [nightjar]
Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Invalid names: Alcae [empty]
Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Phoenicopteri Furbringer
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Invalid names: Agnopteridae Lambrecht 1933 [empty]
Or. Columbiformes Latham 1790 [dove]
Or. Coraciiformes Forbes 1884
Or. Cuculiformes Wagler 1830 [cuckoo]
Or. †Diatrymiformes Matthew and Granger 1917
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Or. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Invalid names: Cathartoidea Lafresnaye 1839 [empty]
Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Cariamae Fürbringer 1888
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Superfm. Cariamoidea
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Superfm. †Phororhacoidea Patterson 1941
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Fm. †Brontornithidae Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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G. †Brontornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Liornis Ameghino 1894
Invalid names: Cunampaiidae [empty], Opisthodactylidae Ameghino 1895 [empty]
Subor. Grues Bonaparte 1854
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Superfm. Gruoidea Stejneger 1885
Superfm. Ralloidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Subor. Passeres Linnaeus 1758
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Fm. †Palaeoscinidae Howard 1957
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Invalid names: Palaeospizidae Wetmore 1925 [empty]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Subor. †Cladornithes Wetmore 1960
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Invalid names: Odontopteryges Lambrecht 1933 [empty]
Or. Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810
Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
Or. Psittaciformes Wagler 1830 [parrot]
Or. Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [trogon]
Invalid names: Odontognathae Wetmore 1930 [empty]
Or. †Ichthyornithiformes Marsh 1873
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Fm. †Ichthyornithidae Marsh 1873
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Invalid names: Apatornithidae Fürbringer 1888 [empty]
Superfm. Suloidae Hay 1930
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Fm. †Elopterygidae Lambrecht 1933
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G. †Actiornis Lydekker 1891
G. †Elopteryx Andrews 1913
G. †Eostega Lambrecht 1929
Superfm. Gruioidea Stejneger 1885
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