NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Lybius
  Subfamily - Lybiinae
  Family - Ramphastidae
  Order - Piciformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus bocagei
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus congicus
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus irroratus
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus pumilio
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus vivacens
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus zombae
      Subspecies - Lybius torquatus torquatus