Phoeniculus

Translingual

Etymology

phoenix +‎ -ulus

Proper noun

Phoeniculus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phoeniculidae – wood hoopoes, of sub-Saharan Africa.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes - parvclass; Neognathae - cohort; Bucerotiformes - order; Upupi - suborder; Phoeniculidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phoeniculus bollei (white-headed wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus castaneiceps (forest wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus damarensis (violet wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus purpureus (green wood hoopoe), Phoeniculus somaliensis (black-billed wood hoopoe) - species

References

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