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 - SHOREBIRD   (CHARADRIIFORMES)
Family 
Common name: BIRD - PLOVERS
Scientific name: CHARADRIDAE
Common name: BIRD - CURLEW
Scientific name: BURHINIDAE
Common name: BIRD - COURSER AND PRATINCOLES
Scientific name: GLAREOLIDAE
Common name: BIRD - OYSTER CATCHER
Scientific name: HAEMATOPODIDAE
Common name: BIRD - JACANAS
Scientific name: JACANIDAE
Common name: BIRD - GULLS AND TERNS
Scientific name: LARIDAE
Common name: BIRD - PHALAROPES
Scientific name: PHALAROPODIDAE
Common name: BIRD - STILTS AND AVOCETS
Scientific name: RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SKIMMER
Scientific name: RHYNCHOPIDAE
Common name: BIRD - PAINTED SNIPES
Scientific name: ROSTRATULIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SANDPIPER
Scientific name: SCOLOPACIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SHEATHBILL
Scientific name: CHIONIDIDAE
Common name: BIRD - JAEGER AND SKUA
Scientific name: STERCORARIIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SEEDSNIPES
Scientific name: THINOCORIDAE
Common name: BIRD - AUKS AND PUFFINS
Scientific name: ALCIDAE