Oxypogon

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Translingual

Oxypogon stuebelii

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Oxypogon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

Proper noun

Oxypogon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – bearded helmetcrests.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Oxypogon cyanolaemus (blue-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon guerinii (green-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon lindenii (white-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon stuebelii (buffy helmetcrest) (species)

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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