Pittidae
Translingual
Pitta sordida
Etymology
Pitta + -idae
Proper noun
Pittidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the pittas.
Usage notes
Following a 2006 study, a number of species, previously in genus Pitta, were reclassified into two newly created genera.
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
- (family): Erythropitta, Hydrornis, Pitta (genera)
References
Pittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pittidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006), “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta, volume 35, DOI:, pages 567–580