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 Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
Subfamily Fulicinae Nitzsch, 1820 - coots
Genus Fulica Linnaeus, 1758
Fulica gigantea Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841 - giant coot