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 - FLYCATCHER   (TYRANNIDAE)
Species 
Common name: FLYCATCHER - COUES'
Scientific name: CONTOPUS PERTINAX
Common name: FLYCATCHER - WESTERN
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX DIFFICILIS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - YELLOW BELLIED
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX FLAVIVENTRIS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - BUFF BREASTED
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX FULVIFRONS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - HAMMOND'S
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX HAMMONDI
Common name: FLYCATCHER - LEAST
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX MINIMUS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - ALDER
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX TRAILI
Common name: FLYCATCHER - ACADIAN
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - GRAY
Scientific name: EMPIDONAX WRIGHTI
Common name: FLYCATCHER - ASH THROATED
Scientific name: MYIARCHUS CINERASCENS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - GREAT CRESTED
Scientific name: MYIARCHUS CRINITUS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - DUSKY-CAPPED
Scientific name: MYIARCHUS TUBERCULIFER
Common name: FLYCATCHER - SULPHUR BELLIED
Scientific name: MYIODYNASTES LUTEIVENTRIS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - OLIVE SIDED
Scientific name: NUTTALORNIS BOREALIS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - KISKADEE
Scientific name: PITANGUS SULPHURATUS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - VERMILLION
Scientific name: PYROCEPHALUS RUBINUS
Common name: PHOEBE - BLACK
Scientific name: SAYORNIS NIGRICANS
Common name: PHOEBE - EASTERN
Scientific name: SAYORNIS PHOEBE
Common name: PHOEBE - SAY'S
Scientific name: SAYORNIS SAYA
Common name: KINGBIRD - COUCH'S
Scientific name: TYRANNUS COUCHI
Common name: KINGBIRD - GRAY
Scientific name: TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS
Common name: FLYCATCHER - SCISSOR TAILED
Scientific name: TYRANNUS FORFICATUS
Common name: KINGBIRD - EASTERN
Scientific name: TYRANNUS TYRANNUS
Common name: KINGBIRD - WESTERN
Scientific name: TYRANNUS VERTICALIS
Common name: KINGBIRD - CASSIN'S
Scientific name: TYRANNUS VOCIFERANS
Common name: MONJITA - GRAY
Scientific name: XOLMIS CINERAE
Common name: FLYCATCHER
Scientific name: UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES