Acanthisitta

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Translingual

Acanthisitta chloris

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch”)

Proper noun

Acanthisitta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – the rifleman, a bird endemic to New Zealand.

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; Acanthisitti - suborder; Acanthisittidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Acanthisitta chloris (sole species)

References

Rifleman (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthisitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Acanthisitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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