Basilornis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun
Basilornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – mynas native to Indonesia and the Philippines.
Hyponyms
- (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; Sturnidae - family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Basilornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Basilornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Basilornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons