Sturnornis

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin Sturnus (“principal genus of starlings”) +‎ -ornis (“bird”)

Proper noun

Sturnornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – white-faced starling.

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; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family; Sturnini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Sturnornis albofrontatus - sole species

References

white-faced starling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sturnornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sturnornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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