Monasa

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Monasa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bucconidae – nunbirds.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes - order; Bucconidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Monasa atra (black nunbird) - type species; Monasa nigrifrons (black-fronted nunbird), Monasa morphoeus (white-fronted nunbird), Monasa flavirostris (yellow-billed nunbird) - other species

References

Monasa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Monasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Monasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Monasa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Monasa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Monasa at Encyclopedia of Life
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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