Spinus

See also: spinus

Translingual

Proper noun

Spinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – some siskins.

Usage notes

Often treated as a subgenus of Carduelis, Carduelis subg. Spinus.

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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Spinus spinus - type species; Spinus atrata, Spinus atriceps, Spinus barbata, Spinus crassirostris, Spinus cucullata, Spinus dominicensis, Spinus lawrencei, Spinus magellanica, Spinus notata, Spinus olivacea, Spinus pinus, Spinus psaltria, Spinus siemiradzkii, Spinus spinescens, Spinus thibetana, Spinus tristis, Spinus uropygialis, Spinus xanthogastra, Spinus yarrellii - other species

Further reading

Finch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spinus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Carduelis at Encyclopedia of Life

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