Agelaius
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Agelaius phoeniceus
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγελαῖος (agelaîos, “gregarious”).
Proper noun
Agelaius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – several blackbirds.
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; Icteridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Agelaius assimilis, Agelaius humeralis, Agelaius phoeniceus, Agelaius tricolor, Agelaius xanthomus - species
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References
Agelaius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Agelaius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Agelaius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Agelaius at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Agelaius at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Agelaius at Avibase
- Agelaius at World Register of Marine Species
- Agelaius at Paleobiology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
