Parent: Passeriformes (Perching birds)

└─ Cardinalidae (Cardinal-grosbeaks)

└─── Amaurospiza

└─── Cardinalis (Cardinals)

└─── Caryothraustes

└─── Chlorothraupis

└─── Cyanocompsa (Blue buntings)

└─── Cyanoloxia

└─── Granatellus

└─── Habia

└─── Parkerthraustes

└─── Passerina (Varied buntings)

└─── Periporphyrus

└─── Pheucticus (Cardinal-grosbeaks)

└─── Piranga (Northern tanagers)

└─── Rhodothraupis (Crimson-collared grosbeaks)

└─── Saltator

└─── Spiza (Dickcissels)