Heliangelus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Heliangelus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – sunangels, hummingbirds of South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Heliangelus amethysticollis (amethyst-throated sunangel), Heliangelus clarisse (Longuemare's sunangel), Heliangelus spencei (Mérida sunangel), Heliangelus exortis (tourmaline sunangel), Heliangelus mavors (orange-throated sunangel), Heliangelus micraster (flame-throated sunangel), Heliangelus regalis (royal sunangel), Heliangelus viola (purple-throated sunangel), Heliangelus zusii (Bogotá sunangel), Heliangelus strophianus (gorgeted sunangel) - species
References
Heliangelus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Heliangelus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Heliangelus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN