Phoeniculus
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Phoeniculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phoeniculidae – wood hoopoes, of sub-Saharan Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes - parvclass; Neognathae - cohort; Bucerotiformes - order; Upupi - suborder; Phoeniculidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phoeniculus bollei (white-headed wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus castaneiceps (forest wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus damarensis (violet wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus purpureus (green wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus somaliensis (black-billed wood hoopoe) - species
References
Phoeniculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phoeniculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phoeniculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
