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 - OWL   (STRIGIFORMES)
Family   BIRD- OWL   (STRIGIDAE)
Species 
Common name: OWL - SAW WHET
Scientific name: AEGOLIUS ACADICA
Common name: OWL - BOREAL
Scientific name: AEGOLIUS FUNERUS
Common name: OWL - SHORT EARED
Scientific name: ASIO FLAMMEUS
Common name: OWL - LONG EARED
Scientific name: ASIO OTUS
Common name: OWL - BURROWING
Scientific name: ATHENE CUNICULARIA
Common name: OWL - LITTLE
Scientific name: ATHENE NOCTUA
Common name: OWL - EURASIAN EAGLE
Scientific name: BUBO BUBO
Common name: OWL - DUSKY EAGLE
Scientific name: BUBO COROMANUS
Common name: OWL - MILKY EAGLE
Scientific name: BUBO LACTEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: BUBO MAGELLANS
Common name: OWL - GREAT HORNED
Scientific name: BUBO VIRGINIANUS
Common name: OWL - MOTTLED
Scientific name: CICABA VIRGATA
Common name: OWL - FERRUGINOUS PYGMY
Scientific name: GLAUCIDIUM BRASILIANUM
Common name: OWL - ELF
Scientific name: MICRANTHE WHITNEYI
Common name: OWL - SNOWY,OF ARCTIC REGION
Scientific name: NYCTEA SCANDIACA
Common name: OWL - SCREECH
Scientific name: OTUS ASIO
Common name: OWL - SCOPS
Scientific name: OTUS LEUCOTIS
Common name: OWL - EURASIAN SCOPS
Scientific name: OTUS SCOPS
Common name: OWL - SPECTACLED
Scientific name: PULSATRIX PERSPICILLATA
Common name: OWL - EURASIAN TAWNY
Scientific name: STRIX ALUCO
Common name: OWL - GREAT GRAY
Scientific name: STRIX NEBULOSA
Common name: OWL - SPOTTED
Scientific name: STRIX OCCIDENTALIS
Common name: OWL - BARRED
Scientific name: STRIX VARIA