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 Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
Suborder Oscines
see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
Family Laniidae Rafinesque, 1815 - shrikes
Subfamily Laniinae
see Family Laniidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Lanius Linnaeus, 1758
Lanius vittatus Valenciennes, 1826