Chaetornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

Chaetornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Locustellidae – the bristled grassbird.

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; Passerida - infraorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Locustellidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Chaetornis striata ^[sic] (accepted name)

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Chaetornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chaetornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chaetornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Locustellidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux

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