Phaethornis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φᾰέθων m (phăéthōn, “shining, radiant”) + -ornis (“bird”), literally “shining bird, radiant bird”.
Proper noun
Phaethornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hermit hummingbirds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Phaethornithinae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN