After Olson, 1975, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, Feduccia, 1980, 1996, Kurochkin, 2000, Peterson, 2002-2004, and Olson & Matsuoka, 2005, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992

After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, Feduccia, 1996 and

<==o Fregatidae Garrod, 1874 [non Degland & Gerbe 1867] (frigatebirds; kaapparit)
   |--o †Limnofregatinae Olson, 1977
   |  |?- †Volgavis marina Nesov & Yarkov, 1989 sensu Kurochkin, 2000, L. Pal. CAs. [is a Graculavid charadriomorph?? (Hope, 2002)]
   |  `--o †Limnofregata Olson, 1977
   |     |-- †L. azygosternon Olson, 1977
   |     `-- †L. hasegawai Olson & Matsuoka, 2005
   `--o Fregatinae (Garrod, 1874) (nykykaapparit)
      `--o Fregata Lacépède, 1799 (kaapparit)
         |-- F. aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (atlantinkaappari)
         |-- F. andrewsi Mathews, 1914 (joulusaartenkaappari)
         |-- F. magnificens Mathews, 1914 (isokaappari)
         |--o F. minor (Gmelin, 1789) (kaappari)
         |  |-- F. m. aldabrensis Mathews 1914
         |  |-- F. m. minor (Gmelin, 1789)
         |  |-- F. m. nicolli Mathews, 1914
         |  |-- F. m. palmerstoni (Gmelin, 1789)
         |  `-- F. m. ridgwayi Mathews, 1914
         `--o F. ariel (GR Gray, 1845) (pikkukaappari)
            |-- F. a. ariel (GR Gray, 1845)
            |-- F. a. iredalei Mathews, 1914
            `-- F. a. trinitatis Ribeiro, 1919 (trinidadinkaappari)

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