Circus
See also: circus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin circus (“circle, ring”), from the circling movements in flight of pairs during courtship.
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; Circinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Circus aeruginosus (western marsh harrier), Circus spilonotus (eastern marsh harrier), Circus spilothorax (Papuan harrier), Circus approximans (swamp harrier), Circus ranivorus (African marsh harrier), Circus maillardi (Reunion harrier), Circus macrosceles (Malagasy harrier), Circus buffoni (long-winged harrier), Circus assimilis (spotted harrier), Circus maurus (black harrier), Circus cyaneus (hen harrier), Circus hudsonius (northern harrier), Circus cinereus (cinereous harrier), Circus macrourus (pallid harrier), Circus melanoleucos (pied harrier), Circus pygargus (Montagu's harrier) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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