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Chelictinia
Chelictinia
Translingual
Proper noun
Chelictinia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the African swallow-tailed kite (Chelictinia riocourii).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Elaninae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276