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   BIRD - BLACKBIRD AND ORIOLE   (ICTERIDAE)
Species 
Common name: BLACKBIRD - RED WINGED
Scientific name: AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS
Common name: BLACKBIRD - TRICOLORED
Scientific name: AGELAIUS TRICOLOR
Common name: BOBOLINK
Scientific name: DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS
Common name: BLACKBIRD - RUSTY
Scientific name: EUPHAGUS CAROLINUS
Common name: BLACKBIRD - BREWER'S
Scientific name: EUPHAGUS CYANOCEPHALUS
Common name: ORIOLE - BULLOCK'S
Scientific name: ICTERUS BULLOCKI
Common name: ORIOLE - HOODED
Scientific name: ICTERUS CUCULATUS
Common name: ORIOLE - BALTIMORE
Scientific name: ICTERUS GALBULA
Common name: ORIOLE - BLACK HEADED
Scientific name: ICTERUS GRADUACAUDA
Common name: TROUPIAL
Scientific name: ICTERUS ICTERUS
Common name: ORIOLE - SCOTT'S
Scientific name: ICTERUS PARISORUM
Common name: ORCHARD ORIOLE
Scientific name: ICTERUS SPURIUS
Common name: COWBIRD
Scientific name: MOLOTHRUS ATER
Common name: GRACKLE - BOAT TAILED
Scientific name: QUISCALA MAJOR
Common name: GRACKLE - PURPLE
Scientific name: QUISCALUS QUISCALA
Common name: MEADOW LARK
Scientific name: STURNELLA MAGNA
Common name: MEADOWLARK - WESTERN
Scientific name: STURNELLA NEGLECTA
Common name: BLACKBIRD - YELLOW HEADED
Scientific name: XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS