Rhinocryptidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Rhinocrypta + -idae
Proper noun
Rhinocryptidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – tapaculos, largely terrestrial birds, principally of South America.
Usage notes
- Placement and, to a lesser extent, circumscription of the group are subject to change. See
Rhinocryptidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Taxonomy).
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Tyranni – suborder; Tyrannides – infraorder; Furnariida – parvorder; Formicaroidea – superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Acropternis, Eleoscytalopus, Eugralla, Liosceles, Merulaxis, Myornis, Psilorhamphus, Pteroptochos, Rhinocrypta, Scelorchilus, Scytalopus, Teledromas – genera
References
- Rhinocryptidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhinocryptidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Rhinocryptidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
