Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe) | 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 Podicipediformes (grebes)
        
        Family Podicipedidae (grebes)
        
        Genus Podiceps (typical grebes)
        
        Species Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe)
        
        Subspecies Podiceps nigricollis californicus
        
        Subspecies Podiceps nigricollis gurneyi
        
        Subspecies Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis