Sayornis
Translingual
Etymology
Named after American scientist Thomas Say + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun
Sayornis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – phoebes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Tyrannidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sayornis nigricans, Sayornis phoebe, Sayornis saya - species
References
- Phoebe (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sayornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sayornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN