Cracticus
Translingual
Etymology
From Hellenic κρακτικός (kraktikós, “noisy”) from κράζω (krázō, “cry out, call (loudly)”).
Proper noun
Cracticus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – the butcherbirds.
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; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Cracticinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cracticus tibicen (Australian magpie), Cracticus quoyi (New Guinea black butcherbird), Cracticus spaldingi (Australian black butcherbird), Cracticus nigrogularis (pied butcherbird), Cracticus cassicus (hooded butcherbird), Cracticus louisiadensis (Tagula butcherbird), Cracticus mentalis (black-backed butcherbird), Cracticus torquatus (gray butcherbird), Cracticus argenteus (silver-backed butcherbird) - species
References
- Cracticus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cracticus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN