Xenops
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom xen(o)- + Ancient Greek ὄψῐς (ópsis, “face”), in reference to their short, upturned bills.
Proper noun
editXenops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Furnariidae. The xenops and ovenbirds.
References
edit- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN