Butastur
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin buteo (“common buzzard”), one kind of small hawk and astur (“a hawk”), different from buteo
Proper noun
Butastur m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – of Asia and Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Buteoninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Butastur indicus, Butastur liventer, Butastur rufipennis, Butastur teesa - species
References
Butastur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Butastur on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Butastur on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
