Erithacus
See also: erithacus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin erithacus (“thought to be Erithacus rubecula”)
Proper noun
Erithacus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – certain Old World robins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Erithacus rubecula - now sole species; Erithacus akahige and Erithacus komadori (now in Larvivora) - formerly included species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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