Archaeopteryx has been one of the most studied fossils since its discovery in 1861. Yet, the classification of the species is still under debate. Many controversies remain regarding the feather, taxonomic classification, flight capabilities, its "evolution," and whether Archaeopteryx is a transitional form, a reptile with feathers, or a bird. This paper's scope is to briefly discuss the latter controversy because it has kept creation and secular scientists' view divided. The history of Archaeopteryx findings, their historical interpretations, the role of Linnaean and cladistics classification methods, and the implications of all that on Archaeopteryx's classification were analyzed. This analysis demonstrates its placement as a bird is supported. This paper also demonstrates that the attempts to place Archaeopteryx's placement as a dinosaur with feathers rely on evolutionary-based cladistics, which presents many methodological problems. For this reason, it should not be used in the analytical approach for Archaeopteryx, as for any fossil, it is impossible to strip out the evolutionary bias. We conclude that there is no reasonable explanation based on cladistics and its use in baraminological studies to support Archaeopteryx placement other than in the bird group. Therefore, based on a biblical worldview, logical grounds, the anatomy of the skeleton and skull, the presence of feathers, and following the traditional Linnaean classification, no reason remains for Archaeopteryx to be classified as anything other than a bird.