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 - SEEDEATERS   (FRINGILLIDAE)
Subfamily   BIRD - SPARROW   (FRINGILLINAE)
Species 
Common name: SPARROW - BOTTERI'S
Scientific name: AIMOPHILA BOTTERI
Common name: SPARROW - CASSIN'S
Scientific name: AIMOPHILA CASSINII
Common name: SPARROW - RUFOUS CROWNED
Scientific name: AIMOPHILA RUFICEPS
Common name: SPARROW - BAIRD'S
Scientific name: AMMODRAMMUS BAIRDI
Common name: SPARROW - HENSLOW'S
Scientific name: AMMODRAMMUS HENSLOWII
Common name: SPARROW - LECONTE'S
Scientific name: AMMODRAMMUS LECONTEI
Common name: SPARROW - GRASSHOPPER
Scientific name: AMMODRAMMUS SAVANNARUM
Common name: SPARROW - SHARP TAILED
Scientific name: AMMOSPIZA CAUDACUTA
Common name: SPARROW - SEASIDE
Scientific name: AMMOSPIZA MARITIMUS
Common name: SPARROW - DUSKY SEASIDE
Scientific name: AMMOSPIZA NIGRESCENS
Common name: SPARROW - SAGE
Scientific name: AMPHISPIZA BELLI
Common name: SPARROW - BLACK THROATED
Scientific name: AMPHISPIZA BILINEATA
Common name:
Scientific name: AMPHISPIZA RUFIVIRGATUS?
Common name: BUNTING - LARK
Scientific name: CALAMOSPIZA MELANOCORYS
Common name: LONGSPUR - LAPLAND
Scientific name: CALCARIUS LAPONICUS
Common name: LONGSPUR - MC COWN'S
Scientific name: CALCARIUS MCCOWNII
Common name: LONGSPUR - CHESTNUT COLLARED
Scientific name: CALCARIUS ORNATUS
Common name: SPARROW - LARK
Scientific name: CHONDESTES GRAMMACUS
Common name: CHAFFINCH
Scientific name: FRINGILLA COELEBS
Common name: JUNCO - DARK-EYED
Scientific name: JUNCO HYEMALIS
Common name: JUNCO - OREGON
Scientific name: JUNCO HYEMALIS OREGANUS
Common name: JUNCO - MEXICAN OR YELLOW EYED
Scientific name: JUNCO PHAEONOTUS
Common name: SPARROW - SWAMP
Scientific name: MELOSPIZA GEORGIANA
Common name: SPARROW - LINCOLN'S
Scientific name: MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII
Common name: SPARROW - SONG
Scientific name: MELOSPIZA MELODIA
Common name: SPARROW - SAVANNAH
Scientific name: PASSERCULA SANDWICHENSIS
Common name: SPARROW - FOX
Scientific name: PASSERELLA ILIACA
Common name: TOWHEE - ABERT'S
Scientific name: PIPILO ABERTI
Common name: TOWHEE - GREEN TAILED
Scientific name: PIPILO CHLORUS
Common name: TOWHEE - EASTERN
Scientific name: PIPILO ERYTHROPTHALMUS
Common name: TOWHEE - BROWN OR CANYON
Scientific name: PIPILO FUSCUS
Common name: TOWHEE - SPOTTED
Scientific name: PIPILO MACULATUS
Common name: BUNTING - SNOW
Scientific name: PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS
Common name: SPARROW - VESPER
Scientific name: POOCETES GRAMINEUS
Common name: SPARROW - AMERICAN TREE
Scientific name: SPIZELLA ARBOREA
Common name: SPARROW - BREWER'S
Scientific name: SPIZELLA BREWERI
Common name: SPARROW - CLAY COLORED
Scientific name: SPIZELLA PALLIDA
Common name: SPARROW - CHIPPING
Scientific name: SPIZELLA PASSERINA
Common name: SPARROW - EASTERN FIELD
Scientific name: SPIZELLA PUSILLA
Common name: SPARROW - WHITE THROATED
Scientific name: ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS
Common name: SPARROW - GOLDEN CROWNED
Scientific name: ZONOTRICHIA ATRICAPILLA
Common name: SPARROW - RUFOUS COLLARED
Scientific name: ZONOTRICHIA CAPENSIS
Common name: SPARROW - WHITE CROWNED
Scientific name: ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS
Common name: SPARROW - HARRIS'S
Scientific name: ZONOTRICHIA QUERULA