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 - SHOREBIRD   (CHARADRIIFORMES)
Family   BIRD - GULLS AND TERNS   (LARIDAE)
Subfamily   BIRD - GULL   (LARINAE)
Species 
Common name: GULL - HERRING
Scientific name: LARUS ARGENTATUS
Common name: GULL - LAUGHING
Scientific name: LARUS ATRICILLA
Common name: GULL - CALIFORNIA
Scientific name: LARUS CALIFORNICUS
Common name: GULL - MEW
Scientific name: LARUS CANUS
Common name: GULL - RING BILLED
Scientific name: LARUS DELAWARENSIS
Common name: GULL - KELP
Scientific name: LARUS DOMINICANUS
Common name: GULL - LESSER BLACK BACK
Scientific name: LARUS FUSCUS
Common name: GULL - GLAUCOUS WINGED
Scientific name: LARUS GLAUCESCENS
Common name: GULL - ICELAND
Scientific name: LARUS GLAUCOIDES
Common name: GULL - HARTLAUB'S
Scientific name: LARUS HARTLAUBI
Common name: GULL - HEERMANN'S
Scientific name: LARUS HEERMANNI
Common name: GULL - GLAUCOUS
Scientific name: LARUS HYPERBOREUS
Common name: GULL - GREAT BLACK BACKED
Scientific name: LARUS MARINUS
Common name: GULL - LITTLE
Scientific name: LARUS MINUTUS
Common name: GULL - WESTERN
Scientific name: LARUS OCCIDENTALIS
Common name: GULL - BONAPARTE'S
Scientific name: LARUS PHILADELPHIA
Common name: GULL - FRANKLIN'S
Scientific name: LARUS PIPIXAN
Common name: GULL - BLACK-HEADED
Scientific name: LARUS RIDIBUNDUS
Common name: GULL - SLATY BACK
Scientific name: LARUS SCHISTISAGUS
Common name: GULL - IVORY
Scientific name: PAGOPHILA EBURNEA
Common name: GULL - ROSS'S
Scientific name: RHODOSTETHIA ROSEA
Common name: KITTIWAKE - RED LEGGED
Scientific name: RISSA BREVIROSTRIS
Common name: KITTIWAKE - BLACK LEGGED
Scientific name: RISSA TRIDACTYLA
Common name: GULL - SABINE'S
Scientific name: XEMA SABINI