NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Phoeniculus
  Family - Phoeniculidae
  Order - Bucerotiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus angolensis
      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus guineensis
      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi
      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus niloticus
      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus purpureus
      Subspecies - Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis