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 - CRANES AND ALLIES   (GRUIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - CRANES   (GRUIDAE)
Species 
Common name: CRANE - DEMOISELLE
Scientific name: ANTHROPOIDES VIRGO
Common name: CRANE - CROWNED
Scientific name: BALEARICA PAVONINA
Common name: CRANE - SOUTH AFRICAN CROWNED
Scientific name: BALEARICA REGULORUM
Common name: CRANE - WHOOPING
Scientific name: GRUS AMERICANA
Common name: CRANE - SAURUS
Scientific name: GRUS ANTIGONE
Common name: CRANE - SANDHILL
Scientific name: GRUS CANADENSIS
Common name: CRANE - COMMON
Scientific name: GRUS GRUS
Common name: BROLGA - BROLGA CRANE
Scientific name: GRUS RUBICUNDA