Sphecotheres
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”) + Ancient Greek θήρας (thḗras, “hunter, chaser”) (from θήρᾱ (thḗrā, “the hunt”), from θηράω (thēráō, “to hunt”))
Proper noun
Sphecotheres m
Hypernyms
- (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; Corvida – infraorder; Corvoidea – superfamily; Oriolidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sphecotheres viridis (Timor figbird) – type species; Sphecotheres hypoleucus (Wetar figbird), Sphecotheres vieilloti (Australasian figbird) – other species
References
- Sphecotheres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sphecotheres on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sphecotheres on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN