NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Urocolius
  Family - Coliidae
  Order - Coliiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus abyssinicus
      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus griseogularis
      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus laeneni
      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus macrourus
      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus massaicus
      Subspecies - Urocolius macrourus pulcher