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 - PERCHING   (PASSERIFORMES)
Family 
Common name: BIRD - LARK
Scientific name: ALAUDIDAE
Common name: BIRD - WAXWINGS
Scientific name: BOMBYCILLIDAE
Common name: BIRD - CREEPERS
Scientific name: CERTHIDAE
Common name: BIRD - LEAFBIRDS
Scientific name: CHLOROPSEIDAE
Common name: BIRD - DIPPERS
Scientific name: CINCLIDAE
Common name: BIRD - CROW AND JAY
Scientific name: CORVIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SEEDEATERS
Scientific name: FRINGILLIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SEEDEATERS - OLD WORLD
Scientific name: PLOCEIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SWALLOW
Scientific name: HIRUNDINIDAE
Common name: BIRD - BLACKBIRD AND ORIOLE
Scientific name: ICTERIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SHRIKE
Scientific name: LANIIDAE
Common name: BIRD - MOCKINGBIRD AND THRASHER
Scientific name: MIMIDAE
Common name: BIRD - PIPIT AND WAGTAIL
Scientific name: MOTACILLIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SUNBIRD
Scientific name: NECTARINIIDAE
Common name: BIRD - PARADISE
Scientific name: PARADISAEIDAE
Common name: BIRD - WOOD WARBLERS
Scientific name: PARULIDAE
Common name: BIRD - TITMOUSE
Scientific name: PARIDAE
Common name: BIRD - SILKY FLYCATCHER
Scientific name: PTILOGONATIDAE
Common name: BIRD - BULBULS
Scientific name: PYCNONOTIDAE
Common name: BIRD - NUTHATCHES
Scientific name: SITTIDAE
Common name: BIRD - KINGLET AND GNATCATCHER
Scientific name: SYLVIDAE
Common name: BIRD - STARLING
Scientific name: STURNIDAE
Common name: BIRD - WREN
Scientific name: TROGLODYTIDAE
Common name: BIRD - TANAGER
Scientific name: THRAUPIDAE
Common name: BIRD - BABBLER
Scientific name: TIMALIDAE
Common name: BIRD - THRUSH
Scientific name: TURDIDAE
Common name: BIRD - FLYCATCHER
Scientific name: TYRANNIDAE
Common name: BIRD - VIREO
Scientific name: VIREONIDAE