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Birds |
| Class Aves |
| Taxonomy |
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The Birds (Class Aves) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body with two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
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The Subclasses in the Class Aves |
Subclass |
Description |
Archaeornithes |
Primitive birds |
Enantiornithes |
Opposite birds |
Neornithes |
True birds |
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The Living Superorders in the Subclass Neornithes |
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