Circaetus
Translingual
Circaetus gallicus in flight.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “hawk, falcon; circle, ring”)[1][2] or genus Circus[3] + Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós) "eagle"
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Circaetinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
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