Mainatinae

Translingual

Etymology

Named by René Lesson in 1831 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mainatinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sturnidae – starlings of Asia and Australasia, sometimes classified as subfamily Graculinae.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): 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 - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Basilornis, Sarcops, Streptocitta, Mino, Ampeliceps(?), Gracula, Enodes, Scissirostrum, Aplonis - genera

References

• Starlings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sturnidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sturnidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sturnidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Species of Mainatinae at AviBase