Dendrocygna

Dendrocygna

Translingual

Dendrocygna arcuata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + Latin cygnus (“swan”).

Proper noun

Dendrocygna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – whistling ducks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Dendrocygninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dendrocygna arcuata (wandering whistling duck) - type species; Dendrocygna arborea (West Indian whistling duck), Dendrocygna autumnalis (black-bellied whistling duck), Dendrocygna bicolor (fulvous whistling duck), Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling duck or grass whistling duck), Dendrocygna guttata (spotted whistling duck), Dendrocygna javanica (lesser whistling duck), Dendrocygna viduata (white-faced whistling duck) - other species

References

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