Myrmecocichla
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Myrmecocichla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – ant-eating chats.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Muscicapoidea – superfamily; Muscicapidae – family; Saxicolinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Myrmecocichla formicivora (ant-eating chat, southern anteater-chat) – type species; Myrmecocichla aethiops (anteater chat), Myrmecocichla arnotti (Arnot's chat), Myrmecocichla collaris (Ruaha chat), Myrmecocichla melaena (Rüppell's black chat), Myrmecocichla monticola (mountain wheatear), Myrmecocichla nigra (sooty chat), Myrmecocichla tholloni (Congo moor chat) – other species
References
- Myrmecocichla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Myrmecocichla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Myrmecocichla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN