Spinus
See also: spinus
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek σπίνος (spínos, “chaffinch”)
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain siskins and goldfinches.
Usage notes
edit- Often treated as a subgenus of Carduelis, Carduelis subg. Spinus.
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; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Spinus spinus (spruce siskin) - type species; (black siskin), Spinus atriceps (black-capped siskin), Spinus barbatus (black-chinned siskin), Spinus crassirostris (thick-billed siskin), Spinus cucullatus (red siskin), Spinus dominicensis (Antillean siskin), Spinus lawrencei (Lawrence's goldfinch), Spinus magellanicus (hooded siskin), Spinus notata (black-headed siskin), Spinus olivacea (olivaceous siskin), Spinus pinus (pine siskin), Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinch), Spinus siemiradzkii (saffron siskin), Spinus spinescens (Andean siskin), Spinus thibetana (Tibetan siskin), Spinus tristis (American goldfinch), Spinus uropygialis (yellow-rumped siskin), Spinus xanthogastra (yellow-bellied siskin), Spinus yarrellii (yellow-faced siskin)) - other species
References
edit- Finch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Spinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Spinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.