Sheppardia
Translingual
Etymology
Named after British farmer (and settler in Africa) Peter Sheppard + -ia.
Proper noun
Sheppardia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – akalats.
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; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family
References
Sheppardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sheppardia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sheppardia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN