Elaninae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Elaninae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – elanine kites.
Usage notes
- Kites are not thought to be a natural descent group, being scattered in three sets of taxa within family Acciptridae.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Chelictinia, Elanus, Gampsonyx - genera
Coordinate terms
- (subfamily): Buteoninae, Perninae - other taxa including birds called kites
References
- Elaninae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Elaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux