living organisms
see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Superkingdom Eukaryotae
see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
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
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Piciformes Meyer & Wolf, 1810 - scansorial birds
Suborder Pici Meyer & Wolf, 1810 - picarian birds
Family Picidae Vigors, 1825 - woodpeckers
Genus Melanerpes Swainson, 1832