Hirundinidae
Translingual
Etymology
Hirundo + -idae
Proper noun
Hirundinidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the swallows and martins.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order
Hyponyms
- Atticora
- Cheramoeca
- Delichon
- Haplochelidon
- Hirundo
- Neochelidon
- Notiochelidon
- Petrochelidon
- Phedina
- Progne
- Psalidoprocne
- Pseudochelidon
- Riparia
- Stelgidopteryx
- Tachycineta
Further reading
- Hirundinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hirundinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hirundinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN