Certhia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέρθιος (kérthios, “a small bird, perhaps the Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)”)

Proper noun

Certhia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Certhiidae – the typical treecreepers.

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 - parvorder; Certhioidea - superfamily; Certhiidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Certhia familiaris - type species; for other species see Certhia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Certhia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Certhia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Certhia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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