Phylum: Chordata

This means the organism has, at some time in their life, had a notochord.

Class: Aves

This means the organism is a warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers covering its skin, and has limbs modified into wings.

Order: Passeriformes

This means the organism is a perching bird that lives near the ground.

Family: Icteridae

This means that the organism is an American songbird, such as the oriole, blackbird, bobolink, and the meadowlark.

Genus: Agelaius

Derived from ancient Greek meaning "belonging to a flock".