Sayornis

Translingual

Etymology

Named after American scientist Thomas Say + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

Sayornis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – phoebes.

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; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Tyrannidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Sayornis nigricans, Sayornis phoebe, Sayornis saya - species

References

Phoebe (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sayornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sayornis 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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