Tiaris
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Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit)
See also: tiaris
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tiaris m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – most of the grassquits.
Usage notes
Formerly in family Emberizidae.
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; Thraupidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tiaris canorus (Cuban grassquit), Tiaris fuliginosus (sooty grassquit), Tiaris obscurus (dull-coloured grassquit), Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit), Tiaris bicolor (black-faced grassquit) (species)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Tiaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tiaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tiaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tiaris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
