Scytalopus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide; pelt”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λωπός (ălōpós, “fox”), literally “foxskin”.
Proper noun
Scytalopus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhinocryptidae.
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; Tyranni – suborder; Tyrannides – infraorder; Furnariida – parvorder; Formicaroidea – superfamily; Rhinocryptidae – family
References
- Scytalopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scytalopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Scytalopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN