Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   BIRD   (AVES)
Order   BIRD - DUCK AND GEESE   (ANSERIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - DUCK AND GEESE   (ANATIDAE)
Subfamily   BIRD - DUCKS - DIVING   (AYTHYINAE)
Species 
Common name: DUCK - LESSER SCAUP
Scientific name: AYTHYA AFFINIS
Common name: DUCK - REDHEAD
Scientific name: AYTHYA AMERICANA
Common name: DUCK - RING NECKED
Scientific name: AYTHYA COLLARIS
Common name: DUCK - COMMON POCHARD/SCAUP
Scientific name: AYTHYA FERINA
Common name: DUCK - TUFTED
Scientific name: AYTHYA FULIGULA
Common name: DUCK - GREATER SCAUP
Scientific name: AYTHYA MARILA
Common name: DUCK - WHITE EYE (FERRUGINOUS)
Scientific name: AYTHYA NYROCA
Common name: DUCK - CANVAS BACK
Scientific name: AYTHYA VALISINERIA
Common name: DUCK - BUFFLEHEAD
Scientific name: BUCEPHALA ALBEOLA
Common name: DUCK - COMMON GOLDENEYE
Scientific name: BUCEPHALA CLANGULA
Common name: DUCK - BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Scientific name: BUCEPHALA ISLANDICA
Common name: DUCK - LABRADOR
Scientific name: CAMPTORHYNCHUS LABRADORIUS
Common name: DUCK - OLD SQUAW
Scientific name: CLANGULA HYEMALIS
Common name: DUCK - HARLEQUIN
Scientific name: HISTRONICUS HISTRONICUS
Common name: SCOTER - WHITE WINGED
Scientific name: MELANITTA FUSCA
Common name: SCOOTER - SURF
Scientific name: MELANITTA PERSPICILLATA
Common name: SCOTER - AMERICAN
Scientific name: OIDEMIA NIGRA
Common name: DUCK - STELLAR'S EIDER
Scientific name: POLYSTICTA STELLARI
Common name: DUCK - SPECTACLED EIDER
Scientific name: SOMATERIA FISCHERI
Common name: DUCK - COMMON EIDER
Scientific name: SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA
Common name: DUCK - KING EIDER
Scientific name: SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS