NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Micrastur
  Subfamily - Polyborinae
  Family - Falconidae
  Order - Falconiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis concentricus
      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis guerilla
      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis interstes
      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis olrogi
      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis ruficollis
      Subspecies - Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax