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Erithacus
Erithacus
See also: erithacus
Translingual
Proper noun
Erithacus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – certain Old World robins.
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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Erithacus akahige, Erithacus komadori, Erithacus rubecula - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276