Translingual

Xenicus gilviventris

Proper noun

Acanthisittidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the New Zealand wrens, and the rifleman.

Hypernyms

• (family): Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Acanthisitti - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Acanthisitta, Xenicus, †Traversia, †Dendroscansor, †Kuiornis, †Pachyplichas - genera

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276