Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel) | 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 Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
        
        Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes, and relatives)
        
        Genus Numenius (curlews)
        
        Species Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel)
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus islandicus
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus rufiventris
        
        Subspecies Numenius phaeopus variegatus