Elaninae

Translingual

Etymology

Elanus +‎ -inae

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

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