Translingual

Agelaius phoeniceus

Proper noun

Agelaius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – several blackbirds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - parvorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Icteridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agelaius assimilis, Agelaius humeralis, Agelaius phoeniceus, Agelaius tricolor, Agelaius xanthomus - species

References

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