Acanthisitta
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch”)
Proper noun edit
Acanthisitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – the rifleman, a bird endemic to New Zealand.
Hypernyms edit
- (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; Acanthisitti - suborder; Acanthisittidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Acanthisitta chloris (sole species)
References edit
Rifleman (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthisitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Acanthisitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
