Spindalis
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Spindalis nigricephala (Jamaican spindalis)
See also: spindalis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπίνδαλος (spíndalos, “kind of Indian bird”).
Proper noun
Spindalis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spindalidae – passerine birds of the West Indies, sometimes placed in family Thraupidae (tanagers) or Phaenicophilidae (palm tanagers).
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; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Spindalidae - family
Hypernyms
- (genus): Spindalis nigricephala (Jamaican spindalis) - type species; Spindalis dominicensis (Hispaniolan spindalis), Spindalis portoricensis (Puerto Rican spindalis), Spindalis zena (Western spindalis) - other species
References
Spindalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spindalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Spindalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Spindalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Spindalis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Phaenicophilidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
