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 - FOWL   (GALLIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - GROUSE   (TETRAONIDAE)
Species 
Common name: GROUSE - RUFFED
Scientific name: BONASA UMBELLUS
Common name: GROUSE - SAGE
Scientific name: CENTROCERUS UROPHASIANUS
Common name: GROUSE - SPRUCE
Scientific name: DENDRAGAPUS CANADENSIS
Common name: GROUSE - BLUE
Scientific name: DENDRAGAPUS OBSCURUS
Common name: PTARMIGAN - WILLOW
Scientific name: LAGOPUS LAGOPUS
Common name: PTARMIGAN - WHITE TAILED
Scientific name: LAGOPUS LEUCURUS
Common name: PTARMIGAN - ROCK
Scientific name: LAGOPUS MUTUS
Common name: GROUSE - RED
Scientific name: LAGOPUS SCOTICUS
Common name: GROUSE - SHARP TAILED
Scientific name: PEDIOCETES PHASIANELLUS
Common name: CAPERCAILLIE- WESTERN
Scientific name: TETRAO UROGALLUS
Common name: GROUSE - PRAIRIE CHICKEN
Scientific name: TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO
Common name: GROUSE - LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN
Scientific name: TYMPANUCHUS PALLIDICINCTUS