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 - RAILS AND GALLINULES   (RALLIDAE)
Species 
Common name: RAIL - YELLOW
Scientific name: COTURNICOPS NOVEBORACENSIS
Common name: COOT - AMERICAN
Scientific name: FULICA AMERICANA
Common name: COOT - OLD WORLD (BLACK)
Scientific name: FULICA ATRA
Common name: MOORHEN - GALLINULE - FLORIDA
Scientific name: GALLINULA CHLOROPUS
Common name: GALLINULE - AMERICAN PURPLE
Scientific name: GALLINULA MARTINICA
Common name: RAIL - AMERICAN BLACK
Scientific name: LATERALLUS JAMAICENSIS
Common name: SWAMPHEN - PURPLE
Scientific name: PORPHYRIO PORPHYRIO
Common name: SORA
Scientific name: PORZANA CAROLINA
Common name: RAIL - WATER
Scientific name: RALLUS AQUATICUS
Common name: RAIL - KING
Scientific name: RALLUS ELEGANS
Common name: RAIL - VIRGINIA
Scientific name: RALLUS LIMICOLA
Common name: RAIL - CLAPPER
Scientific name: RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS