Asthenes

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “weak; ill; insignificant; poor”).

Proper noun

Asthenes f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Furnariidae – canasteros and thistletails.

See also


References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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