Xenopsaris

Translingual

Xenopsaris albinucha

Etymology

xeno- (“strange, foreign”) +‎ Ancient Greek ψάρις (psáris), alternative form of ψάρ (psár, “starling”)

Proper noun

Xenopsaris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tityridae – a single species, the white-naped xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha), also known as the reed becard.

References

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

Further reading

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