Alisterus
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Alisterus scapularis
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Alisterus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the king parrots.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittacidae – family; Psittacinae - subfamily; Psittaculini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alisterus amboinensis, Alisterus chloropterus, Alisterus scapularis - species
References
Alisterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alisterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Alisterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Alisterus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
