Elaninae
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Elaninae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – elanine kites.
Usage notes edit
- Kites are not thought to be a natural descent group, being scattered in three sets of taxa within family Acciptridae.
Hypernyms edit
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family
Hyponyms edit
- (subfamily): Chelictinia, Elanus, Gampsonyx - genera
Coordinate terms edit
- (subfamily): Buteoninae, Perninae - other taxa including birds called kites
References edit
Elaninae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
