Calcarius

See also: calcarius

Translingual

Calcarius ornatus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Calcarius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Calcariidae – the longspurs.

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; Calcariidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland longspur), Calcarius ornatus (chestnut-collared longspur), Calcarius pictus (Smith's longspur) (species)

References

Longspur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calcarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calcarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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