Serinus

TranslingualEdit

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EtymologyEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Serinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – serins, certain siskins, and typical canaries.

HypernymsEdit

(genus): 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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

HyponymsEdit

(genus): Serinus serinus (European serin) - type species; Serinus alario (black-headed canary), Serinus canaria (Atlantic canary), Serinus canicollis, Serinus flavivertex (yellow-crowned canary), Serinus nigriceps (Abyssinian siskin), Serinus pusillus (red-fronted serin), Serinus syriacus (Syrian serin) - other species

ReferencesEdit

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

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