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 - WOODPECKER AND TOUCAN   (PICIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - WOODPECKER   (PICIDAE)
Species 
Common name: WOODPECKER - IMPERIAL
Scientific name: CAMPEPHILUS IMPERIALIS
Common name: WOODPECKER - IVORY BILLED
Scientific name: CAMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS
Common name: WOODPECKER - GREATER FLAMEBACK
Scientific name: CHRYSOCOLAPTES LUCIDUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - FLICKER
Scientific name: COLAPTES AURATUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - RED SHAFTED FLICKER
Scientific name: COLAPTES CAFER RUFICOLIS
Common name: WOODPECKER - PILEATED
Scientific name: DRYOCOPUS PILEATUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - RED BELLIED
Scientific name: MELANERPES CAROLINUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - RED HEADED
Scientific name: MELANERPES ERYTHROCEPHAL
Common name: WOODPECKER - ACORN
Scientific name: MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - LEWIS'S
Scientific name: MELANERPES LEWIS
Common name: WOODPECKER - RED CROWNED
Scientific name: MELANERPES RUBRICAPILLUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - GILA
Scientific name: MELANERPES UROPYGALIS
Common name: WOODPECKER - WHITE HEADED
Scientific name: PICOIDES ALBOLARVATUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - ARIZONA
Scientific name: PICOIDES ARIZONAE
Common name: WOODPECKER - BLACK BACKED THREE-TOED
Scientific name: PICOIDES ARCTICUS
Common name: WOODPECKER - DOWNY
Scientific name: PICOIDES PUBESCENS
Common name: WOODPECKER - HAIRY
Scientific name: PICOIDES VILLOSUS
Common name: SAPSUCKER - RED-NAPED
Scientific name: SPHYRAPICUS NUCHALIS
Common name: SAPSUCKER - RED BREASTED
Scientific name: SPHYRAPICUS RUBER
Common name: SAPSUCKER - YELLOW BELLIED
Scientific name: SPHYRAPICUS VARIUS