Test your scientific skills.

Use our taxonomy tree below to find a bird. It is harder than it looks. Remember, some of these names have synonyms.

  • Class Aves (896 species)
    Birds

    • Order Ciconiiformes (288 species)
      Auks, Herons, Ibises, Penguins, Storks

      • Family Accipitridae (26 species)
        Eagles, Hawks, Kites

        • Subfamily Accipitrinae (25 species)

          • Genus Elanus (1 species)

          • Genus Elanoides (1 species)

          • Genus Ictinia (1 species)

          • Genus Rostrhamus (1 species)

          • Genus Accipiter (3 species)

          • Genus Buteo (10 species)

          • Genus Parabuteo (1 species)

          • Genus Buteogallus (1 species)

          • Genus Aquila (1 species)

          • Genus Haliaeetus (3 species)

          • Genus Circus (1 species)

          • Genus Chondrohierax (1 species)

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