Phaethornis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek phaethōn, "sun" and ornis, "bird".
Proper noun edit
Phaethornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hermit hummingbirds.
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; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Phaethornithinae - subfamily
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN