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 - PERCHING   (PASSERIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - SEEDEATERS - OLD WORLD   (PLOCEIDAE)
Subfamily   BIRD - FINCH AND GROSBEAK   (CARDUELINAE)
Species 
Common name: REDPOLL - COMMON
Scientific name: ACANTHIS FLAMMEA
Common name: REDPOLL - ARCTIC
Scientific name: ACANTHIS HORNEMANNI
Common name: SISKIN - PINE
Scientific name: CARDUELIS PINUS
Common name: GOLDFINCH - LESSER
Scientific name: CARDUELIS PSALTRIA
Common name: GOLDFINCH - AMERICAN
Scientific name: CARDUELIS TRISTIS
Common name: FINCH - CASSIN'S
Scientific name: CARPODACUS CASSINII
Common name: FINCH - HOUSE
Scientific name: CARPODACUS MEXICANUS
Common name: FINCH - PURPLE
Scientific name: CARPODACUS PURPUREUS
Common name: GROSBEAK - EVENING
Scientific name: COCCOTHRAUSTES VESPERTINUS
Common name: FINCH - ROSY
Scientific name: LEUCOSTICTE ARCTOA
Common name: CROSSBILL - RED
Scientific name: LOXIA CURVIROSTRA
Common name: CROSSBILL - WHITE-WINGED
Scientific name: LOXIA LEUCOPTERA
Common name: GROSBEAK - PINE
Scientific name: PINICOLA ENUCLEATOR