Sturnornis

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin Sturnus (“principal genus of starlings”) +‎ -ornis (“bird”)

Proper noun

Sturnornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – the white-faced starling.

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; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family; Sturnini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Sturnornis albofrontatus - sole species

References

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

Further reading

White-faced starling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sturnornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sturnornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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