Ciconiidae

Translingual

Etymology

Ciconia +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Ciconiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Ciconiiformes – storks.

Hypernyms

(family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Mycteria, Anastomus, Ciconia, Ephippiorhynchus, Jabiru, Leptoptilos - genera

References

Ciconiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ciconiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ciconiidae 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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