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 - WREN   (TROGLODYTIDAE)
Species 
Common name: WREN - CACTUS
Scientific name: CAMPYLORHYNCHUS BRUNNEICAPILLARUM
Common name: WREN - CANON
Scientific name: CATHERPES MEXICANUS
Common name: WREN - LONG BILLED MARSH
Scientific name: CISTOTHORUS PALUSTRIS
Common name: WREN - SHORT-BILLED MARSH
Scientific name: CISTOTHORUS PLATENSIS
Common name: WREN - ROCK
Scientific name: SALPINCTES OBSOLETUS
Common name: WREN - BEWICK'S
Scientific name: THRYOMANES BEWICKII
Common name: WREN - CAROLINA OR FLORIDA
Scientific name: THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS
Common name: WREN - HOUSE
Scientific name: TROGLODYTES AEDON
Common name: WREN - WINTER
Scientific name: TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES