Hierococcyx

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Proper noun

Hierococcyx m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Cuculiformes - order; Cuculidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Hierococcyx bocki, Hierococcyx fugax, Hierococcyx hyperythrus, Hierococcyx nisicolor, Hierococcyx pectoralis, Hierococcyx sparverioides, Hierococcyx vagans, Hierococcyx varius - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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