NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Pelargopsis
  Subfamily - Halcyoninae
  Family - Alcedinidae
  Order - Coraciiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis burmanica
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis capensis
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis floresiana
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis gigantea
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis gouldi
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis innominata
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis intermedia
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis javana
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis
      Subspecies - Pelargopsis capensis sodalis