Otididae

Translingual

Otis tarda

Etymology

From Otis +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Otididae

A taxonomic family within the order Otidiformes – the bustards.

Hypernyms

(family): Aves - class; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Gruiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Afrotis, Ardeotis, Chlamydotis, Eupodotis, Houbaropsis, Lissotis, Lophotis, Neotis, Otis, Sypheotides, Tetrax (genera)

References

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

Further reading

Bustard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Otididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Otididae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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