ɪt jˈuːzd təbi plˈeɪst ɪnðə fˈæmɪli ʌvðə fˈænteɪlz ɹˈɪpɪdʒˌuːɹɪdˌiː, bˌʌt dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ɐnˈæləsˌɪs hɐz ʃˈoʊn ɪt təbi ɐ klˈoʊs ɹˈɛlətˌɪv ʌvðə fˈɛɹi flˈaɪkætʃɚ ænd ɪt hɐz ðˈɛɹfoːɹ bˌɪn tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə stˈɛnəstˌɪɹɪdˌiː ˌaɪˌoʊsˈiː wˈɜːld bˈɜːd lˈɪst, ɪnðə ɹᵻvˈælᵻdˌeɪɾᵻd mˌɑːnoʊtˈɪpɪk dʒˈɛnəs tʃˈɛlɪdˌoːɹhɪŋks.
It used to be placed in the family of the fantails (Rhipiduridae), but DNA analysis has shown it to be a close relative of the fairy flycatcher and it has therefore been transferred to the Stenostiridae (IOC World Bird List), in the revalidated monotypic genus Chelidorhynx.