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 - PIGEON AND DOVE   (COLUMBIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - PIGEON AND DOVE   (COLUMBIDAE)
Species 
Common name: PIGEON - BAND TAILED
Scientific name: COLUMBA FASCIATA
Common name: PIGEON - RED-BILLED
Scientific name: COLUMBA FLAVIROSTRIS
Common name: PIGEON - WHITE CROWNED
Scientific name: COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA
Common name: PIGEON - ROCK DOVE - ROCK
Scientific name: COLUMBA LIVIA
Common name: CUCKO DOVE OR PIGEON DOVE
Scientific name: COLUMBA NIGRIROSTRIS
Common name: PIGEON - WOOD
Scientific name: COLUMBA PALUMBUS
Common name: PIGEON - HOMING
Scientific name: COLUMBA HYBRID
Common name:
Scientific name: COLUMBA HYBRID
Common name: DOVE - PLAIN BREASTED GROUND
Scientific name: COLUMBINA MINUTA
Common name: DOVE - GROUND
Scientific name: COLUMBINA PASSERINA
Common name: PIGEON - PASSENGER
Scientific name: ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS
Common name: DOVE - KEY WEST QUAIL
Scientific name: GEOTRYGON CHRYSIA
Common name: PIGEON - CROWNED
Scientific name: GOURA CRISTATA
Common name: DOVE - WHITE FRONTED
Scientific name: LEPTOTILA VERREAUXI
Common name: DOVE - ROSE CROWNED FRUIT
Scientific name: PTILINOPUS REGINA
Common name: DOVE - LAUGHING
Scientific name: SCARDAFELLA INCA
Common name: DOVE - COLLARED
Scientific name: STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO
Common name: DOVE - BARBARY
Scientific name: STREPTOPELIA RISORIA
Common name: DOVE - LAUGHING
Scientific name: STREPTOPELIA SENEGALENSIS
Common name: DOVE - TURTLE
Scientific name: STREPTOPELIA TURTUR
Common name: PIGEON - PINK NECK GREEN
Scientific name: TRERON VERNANS
Common name: DOVE - WHITE WINGED
Scientific name: ZENAIDA ASIATICA
Common name: DOVE - EARED
Scientific name: ZENAIDA AURICULATA
Common name: DOVE - MOURNING
Scientific name: ZENAIDURA MACROURA