Mainatinae
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Translingual
Etymology
Named by René Lesson in 1831 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Mainatinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sturnidae – starlings of Asia and Australasia, sometimes classified as subfamily Graculinae.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): 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; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Basilornis, Sarcops, Streptocitta, Mino, Ampeliceps(?), Gracula, Enodes, Scissirostrum, Aplonis - genera
References
Starlings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sturnidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Sturnidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sturnidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Species of Mainatinae at AviBase
