Chroicocephalus
Translingual
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Etymology
Ancient Greek χρωϊκός (khrōïkós, “coloured”) + Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + Ancient Greek -ος (-os).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Lari - suborder; Laridae - family; Larinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chroicocephalus ridibundus - type species; Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, Chroicocephalus bulleri, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus, Chroicocephalus genei, Chroicocephalus hartlaubii, Chroicocephalus maculipennis, Chroicocephalus serranus - selected other species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Chroicocephalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chroicocephalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chroicocephalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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