Falco berigora

Translingual edit

Falco berigora

Etymology edit

The specific epithet is from a native Australian language, possibly *biraagaarra in a Sydney language, a possible cognate of Yuwaalayaay dialect of Gamilaraay biyaagaarr (“brown falcon”) ^[1]

Proper noun edit

Falco berigora m

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the brown falcon.

Hypernyms edit

(species): Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family; Falconinae - subfamily; Falconini - tribe; Falco - genus

References edit

Falco berigora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Falco berigora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Falco berigora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

^ "Berigora: a word that clawed on — from where?", David Nash, Endangered Languages and Cultures, 20 January 2014 accessed 16 October, 2014

[1] "Berigora: a word that clawed on — from where?", David Nash, Endangered Languages and Cultures, 20 January 2014 accessed 16 October, 2014

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