Parent: Emberiza (Eurasian buntings)

└─ Emberiza godlewskii (Godlewski's bunting)

└─── Emberiza godlewskii decolorata

└─── Emberiza godlewskii godlewskii

└─── Emberiza godlewskii khamensis

└─── Emberiza godlewskii omissa

└─── Emberiza godlewskii yunnanensis