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 
Common name: BIRD - KIWIS
Scientific name: APTERYGIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - OSTRICH
Scientific name: STRUTHIONIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - RHEAS
Scientific name: RHEIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - CASSOWARY
Scientific name: CASUARIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - TINAMOUSE
Scientific name: TINAMIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - GREBES
Scientific name: PODICEPEDIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - LOONS
Scientific name: GAVIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - PENGUINS
Scientific name: SPHENISCIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - ALBATROSS AND ALLIES
Scientific name: PROCELLARIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - PELICAN
Scientific name: PELECANIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - HERONS AND ALLIES
Scientific name: CICONIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - DUCK AND GEESE
Scientific name: ANSERIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - EAGLES, HAWKS, FALCONS
Scientific name: FALCONIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - FOWL
Scientific name: GALLIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - HOATZIN
Scientific name: OPISTHOCOMIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - CRANES AND ALLIES
Scientific name: GRUIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - SHOREBIRD
Scientific name: CHARADRIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - PIGEON AND DOVE
Scientific name: COLUMBIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - PARROTS
Scientific name: PSITTACIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - CUCKOO AND ROADRUNNER
Scientific name: CUCULIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - OWL
Scientific name: STRIGIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - NIGHTJAR
Scientific name: CAPRIMULGIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - SWIFT AND HUMMINGBIRD
Scientific name: APODIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - TROGON
Scientific name: TROGONIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - KINGFISHER
Scientific name: CORACIIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - WOODPECKER AND TOUCAN
Scientific name: PICIFORMES
Common name: BIRD - PERCHING
Scientific name: PASSERIFORMES