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Dioptrornis
Dioptrornis
Translingual
Proper noun
Dioptrornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – the slaty flycatchers, now in Melaenornis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - parvorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276