Peltops
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Peltops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – shieldbills.
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; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Cracticinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Peltops blainvillii (clicking shieldbill, lowland peltops) - type species; Peltops montanus (tinkling shieldbill, mountain peltops) - other accepted species
References
Peltops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Peltops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Peltops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
