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Agapornis
Agapornis
See also: agapornis
Translingual
Proper noun
Agapornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the lovebirds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittacidae - family; Psittacinae - subfamily; Psittaculini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Agapornis canus, Agapornis fischeri, Agapornis lilianae, Agapornis nigrigenis, Agapornis personatus, Agapornis pullarius, Agapornis roseicollis, Agapornis swindernianus, Agapornis taranta - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276