Acanthis
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Acanthis flammea
(common redpoll)
See also: acanthis
Translingual
(common redpoll)
Etymology
See 
Acanthis (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun
Acanthis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – redpolls, of northern woodlands, formerly included in Carduelis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily; Carduelini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acanthis flammea (common redpoll) - type species; Acanthis cabaret (lesser redpoll), Acanthis hornemanni (Arctic redpoll) - species
Coordinate terms
- (genus): Loxia (crossbills)
Derived terms
References
Redpoll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acanthis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthis at World Register of Marine Species
- Acanthis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acanthis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Acanthis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Fringillidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Acanthis at Paleobiology Database
