NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea caerulea
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea obscura
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea cozumelae
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea deppei
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea nelsoni
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea perplexa
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea caesiogaster
      Subspecies - Polioptila caerulea comiteca