Meliphagidae

Translingual

Meliphaga lewinii

Etymology

Meliphaga +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Meliphagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the honeyeaters.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Acanthagenys, Acanthorhynchus, Anthochaera, Anthornis, Apalopteron, Certhionyx, Conopophila, Entomyzon, Foulehaio, Grantiella, Guadalcanaria, Gymnomyza, Lichenostomus, Lichmera, Manorina, Meliarchus, Melidectes, Melilestes, Meliphaga, Melipotes, Melithreptus, Melitograis, Myza, Myzomela, Oreornis, Philemon, Phylidonyris, Plectorhyncha, Prosthemadera, Ptiloprora, Pycnopygius, Ramsayornis, Stresemannia, Timeliopsis, Trichodere, Xanthomyza, Xanthotis (genera)
- †Chaetoptila, †Moho (extinct genera)

References

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

Further reading

Meliphagidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Meliphagidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Meliphagidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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