Burhinidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Burhinidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – stone-curlews and thick-knees.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Charadrii - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Burhinus, Esacus, Hesperoburhinus – extant genera
References
- Burhinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Burhinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Burhinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN