Mainatinae
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Mainatinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sturnidae – starlings of Asia and Australasia, sometimes classified as subfamily Graculinae.
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; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (subfamily): Basilornis, Sarcops, Streptocitta, Mino, Ampeliceps(?), Gracula, Enodes, Scissirostrum, Aplonis - genera
References edit
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
