Accipiter badius (shikra) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey)
        
        Family Accipitridae (eagles, hawks, and kites)
        
        Subfamily Accipitrinae (hawks, eagles, buzzards, vultures, and relatives)
        
        Genus Accipiter (bird hawks)
        
        Species Accipiter badius (shikra)
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius badius
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius cenchroides
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius dussumieri
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius poliopsis
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius polyzonoides
        
        Subspecies Accipiter badius sphenurus