Estrildidae

Translingual

Etymology

Estrilda +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Estrildidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – waxbills, munias and allies.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Passeroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Amadina, Amandava, Clytospiza, Cryptospiza, Emblema, Erythrura, Estrilda, Euodice, Euschistospiza, Heteromunia, Hypargos, Lagonosticta, Lepidopygia, Lonchura, Mandingoa, Neochmia, Nesocharis, Nigrita, Odontospiza, Oreostruthus, Ortygospiza, Parmoptila, Poephila, Pyrenestes, Pytilia, Spermophaga, Stagonopleura, Taeniopygia, Uraeginthus - genera

References

Estrildidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Estrildidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Estrildidae 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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