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• Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata
• Subphylum Vertebrata
• Superclass Gnathostomata
• Class Sarcopterygii
• Class Reptilia
• Class Aves
• Subclass Neognathae
• Infraclass Neoaves
• Order Passeriformes
• Family Paridae
• Genus Parus
• Species Parus major

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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    Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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      Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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        Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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          Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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            Craniata (craniates)
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              Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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                Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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                  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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                    Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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                      Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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                        Amniota (amniotes)
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                          Class Reptilia
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                            Class Aves (birds)
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                              Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
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                                Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
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                                  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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                                    Passerida
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                                      Sylvoidea (Old World warblers and relatives)
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                                        Family Paridae (chickadees and titmice)
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                                          Genus Parus (tits)
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                                            Species Parus major (great tit)
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                                              Subspecies Parus major amamiensis
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                                              Subspecies Parus major ambiguus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major aphrodite
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                                              Subspecies Parus major blanfordi
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                                              Subspecies Parus major caschmirensis
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                                              Subspecies Parus major cinereus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major commixtus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major corsus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major dageletensis
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                                              Subspecies Parus major decolorans
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                                              Subspecies Parus major ecki
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                                              Subspecies Parus major excelsus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major hainanus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major intermedius
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                                              Subspecies Parus major kagoshimae
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                                              Subspecies Parus major karelini
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                                              Subspecies Parus major mahrattarum
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                                              Subspecies Parus major major
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                                              Subspecies Parus major mallorcae
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                                              Subspecies Parus major minor
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                                              Subspecies Parus major newtoni
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                                              Subspecies Parus major niethammeri
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                                              Subspecies Parus major nigriloris
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                                              Subspecies Parus major nipalensis
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                                              Subspecies Parus major nubicolus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major okinawae
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                                              Subspecies Parus major sarawacensis
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                                              Subspecies Parus major stupae
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                                              Subspecies Parus major templorum
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                                              Subspecies Parus major terraesanctae
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                                              Subspecies Parus major tibetanus
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                                              Subspecies Parus major vauriei
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                                              Subspecies Parus major ziaratensis

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.

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