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   BIRD - SANDPIPER   (SCOLOPACIDAE)
Species 
Common name: SANDPIPER - SPOTTED
Scientific name: ACTITIS MACULARIA
Common name: TURNSTONE - RUDDY TURNSTONE
Scientific name: ARENARIA INTERPRES
Common name: TURNSTONE - BLACK
Scientific name: ARENARIA MELANOCEPHALA
Common name: SURFBIRD
Scientific name: APHRIZA VIRGATA
Common name: SANDPIPER - UPLAND
Scientific name: BARTRAMIA LONGICAUDA
Common name: SANDPIPER - SHARP TAILED
Scientific name: CALIDRIS ACUMINATA
Common name: SANDERLING
Scientific name: CALIDRIS ALBA
Common name: SANDPIPER - RED BACKED OR DUNLIN
Scientific name: CALIDRIS ALPINA
Common name: SANDPIPER - BAIRD'S
Scientific name: CALIDRIS BAIRDI
Common name: KNOT - RED
Scientific name: CALIDRIS CANUTUS
Common name: SANDPIPER - CURLEW
Scientific name: CALIDRIS FERRUGINEA
Common name: SANDPIPER - PURPLE
Scientific name: CALIDRIS MARITIMA
Common name: SANDPIPER - WESTERN
Scientific name: CALIDRIS MAURI
Common name: SANDPIPER - PECTORAL
Scientific name: CALIDRIS MELANOTUS
Common name: STINT - LITTLE
Scientific name: CALIDRIS MINUTA
Common name: SANDPIPER - LEAST
Scientific name: CALIDRIS MINUTILLA
Common name: SANDPIPER - SEMIPALMATED
Scientific name: CALIDRIS PUSILLA
Common name: SNIPE - WILSON'S
Scientific name: CAPELLA GALLINAGO
Common name: WILLET
Scientific name: CATOPTROPHORUS SEMIPALMATUS
Common name: SANDPIPER - SPOONBILL
Scientific name: EURYNORHYNCHUS PYGMEUS
Common name: TATTLER - WANDERING
Scientific name: HETEROSCELUS INCANUS
Common name: DOWITCHER - SHORT BILLED
Scientific name: LIMNODRAMUS GRISEUS
Common name: DOWITCHER - LONG BILLED
Scientific name: LIMNODRAMUS SCOLOPACEUS
Common name: GODWIT - MARBLED
Scientific name: LIMOSA FEDOA
Common name: GODWIT - HUDSONIAN
Scientific name: LIMOSA HAEMASTICA
Common name: GODWIT - BAR-TAILED
Scientific name: LIMOSA LAPPONICA
Common name: GODWIT - BLACK-TAILED
Scientific name: LIMOSA LIMOSA
Common name: SANDPIPER - STILT
Scientific name: MICROPALAMA HIMANTOPUS
Common name: CURLEW - LONG BILLED
Scientific name: NUMENIUS AMERICANUS
Common name: CURLEW - WESTERN
Scientific name: NUMENIUS ARQUATA
Common name: CURLEW - ESKIMO
Scientific name: NUMENIUS BOREALIS
Common name: WHIMBREL
Scientific name: NUMENIUS PHAEOPUS
Common name: RUFF
Scientific name: PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX
Common name: WOODCOCK - AMERICAN
Scientific name: SCOLOPAX MINOR
Common name: YELLOWLEGS - LESSER
Scientific name: TRINGA FLAVIPES
Common name: SANDPIPER - WOOD
Scientific name: TRINGA GLAREOLA
Common name: SANDPIPER - COMMON EUROPEAN
Scientific name: TRINGA HYPOLEUCOS
Common name: YELLOWLEGS - GREATER
Scientific name: TRINGA MELANOLEUCA
Common name: SANDPIPER - GREEN
Scientific name: TRINGA OCHROPUS
Common name: SANDPIPER - SOLITARY
Scientific name: TRINGA SOLITARIA
Common name: SANDPIPER - BUFF BREASTED
Scientific name: TRYNGITES SUBRUFICOLLIS