Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
                   Family Gruidae Vigors, 1825 - cranes
                     Subfamily Balearicinae Sclater - crowned-cranes
                       Genus Balearica Brisson, 1760
                         Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758) - black crowned-crane
                           1 Balearica pavonina pavoninaᵀ (Linnaeus, 1758)
                           2 Balearica pavonina regulorum (Bennett, 1834) see Balearica regulorum (Bennett, 1834)
                           3 Balearica pavonina gibbericeps Reichenow, 1892 see Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Reichenow, 1892