Micrastur
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Micrastur m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – forest falcons.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family; Herpetotherinae - subfamily
References
- Micrastur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Micrastur on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN