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 - EAGLES, HAWKS, FALCONS   (FALCONIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - HAWK AND EAGLE   (ACCIPITRIIDAE)
Subfamily   BIRD - HAWK AND EAGLE   (ACCIPITRIIDAE - TYPICAL)
Species 
Common name: HAWK - COOPER'S
Scientific name: ACCIPITER COOPERII
Common name: HAWK - GOSHAWK
Scientific name: ACCIPITER GENTILIS
Common name: HAWK - SHARP SHINNED
Scientific name: ACCIPITER STRIATUS
Common name: GOSHAWK - AFRICAN
Scientific name: ACCIPITER TACHIRO
Common name: VULTURE - WHITE HEADED
Scientific name: AEGYPIUS OCCIPITALIS
Common name: EAGLE - WEDGE TAIL
Scientific name: AQUILA AUDAX
Common name: EAGLE - GOLDEN
Scientific name: AQUILA CHRYSAETUS
Common name: BUZZARD - EURASIAN
Scientific name: BUTEO BUTEO
Common name: HAWK - HARLAN'S
Scientific name: BUTEO HARLANI
Common name: HAWK - RED TAIL
Scientific name: BUTEO JAMAICENSIS
Common name: HAWK - AMERICAN ROUGH LEGGED
Scientific name: BUTEO LAGOPUS
Common name: HAWK - RED SHOULDERED
Scientific name: BUTEO LINEATUS ALLENI
Common name: HAWK - BROAD WINGED
Scientific name: BUTEO PLATYPTERUS
Common name: HAWK - FERRUGINOUS
Scientific name: BUTEO REGALIS
Common name: BUZZARD - LONG LEGGED
Scientific name: BUTEO RUFINUS
Common name: HAWK - SWAINSON'S
Scientific name: BUTEO SWAINSONI
Common name: BUZZARD - BLACK CHESTED
Scientific name: GERANOAETUS MELANOLEUCUS
Common name: LAMMERGEIR
Scientific name: GYPAETUS BARBATUS
Common name: VULTURE - GRIFFON
Scientific name: GYPS FULVUS
Common name: EAGLE - WHITE TAIL SEA
Scientific name: HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA
Common name: EAGLE - BALD
Scientific name: HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS
Common name: HAWK - HARRIS'S
Scientific name: PARABUTEO UNICINCTUS
Common name: EAGLE - BATELEUR
Scientific name: TERATHOPIUS ECAUDATUS
Common name: VULTURE -WHITE HEADED
Scientific name: TRIGONOCEPS OCCIPITALIS
Common name: VULTURE - EARED
Scientific name: TORGOS TRACHELIOTUS