NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Picoides
  Subfamily - Picinae
  Family - Picidae
  Order - Piciformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris cactophilus
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris eremicus
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris graysoni
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris leucoptilurus
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris lucasanus
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris parvus
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris scalaris
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris sinaloensis
      Subspecies - Picoides scalaris soulei