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Tiaris
Tiaris
See also: tiaris
Translingual
Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit)
Proper noun
Tiaris m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – most of the grassquits.
Usage notes
Formerly in family Emberizidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - parvorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Thraupidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tiaris canorus (Cuban grassquit), Tiaris fuliginosus (sooty grassquit), Tiaris obscurus (dull-coloured grassquit), Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit), Tiaris bicolor (black-faced grassquit) (species)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276