Apodidae

Translingual

Etymology

Apus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Apodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – swifts.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order

Hyponyms

(family): Apodinae, Cypseloidinae - subfamilies
- Collocaliini, Chaeturini, Apodini - tribes in Apodinae
  - Aerodramus, Collocalia, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus; Chaetura, Hirundapus, Mearnsia, Neafrapus, Rhaphidura, Telacanthura, Zoonavena; Aeronautes, Apus, Cypsiurus, Panyptila, Tachornis, Tachymarptis - genera in Apodinae; Cypseloides, Streptoprocne - genera in Cypseloidinae

References

Apodidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Apodidae 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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