NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Melospiza
  Family - Emberizidae
  Order - Passeriformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia melodia
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia atlantica
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia montana
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia merrilli
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia maxima
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia sanaka
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia insignis
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia kenaiensis
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia caurina
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia rufina
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia morphna
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia cleonensis
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia maxillaris
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia samuelis
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia pusillula
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia heermanni
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia graminea
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia fallax
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia rivularis
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia adusta
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia goldmani
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia gouldii
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia mexicana
      Subspecies - Melospiza melodia villai