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Sturnornis
Sturnornis
Translingual
Proper noun
Sturnornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – the white-faced starling.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - parvorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family; Sturnini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sturnornis albofrontatus - sole species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276