Centropus bengalensis (lesser coucal) | 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 Cuculiformes (cuckoos and relatives)
        
        Family Cuculidae (cuckoos, roadrunners, and relatives)
        
        Centropodinae (coucals)
        
        Genus Centropus (coucals)
        
        Species Centropus bengalensis (lesser coucal)
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis bengalensis
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis javanensis
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis lignator
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis medius
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis philippinensis
        
        Subspecies Centropus bengalensis sarasinorum