Falconinae

Translingual

Etymology

Falco +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Falconinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Falconidae – falcons, kestrels and falconets.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Caracarini, Falconini - tribes
- Falco (true falcons, hobbies, kestrels (around 37 species)); Herpetotheres (laughing falcon); Spiziapteryx (spot-winged falconet); Polihierax (pygmy falcon); Neohierax; Microhierax (typical falconets (5 species)) - genera

References

Falconinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Falconinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Falconinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Falconinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Falconidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Falconinae at Encyclopedia of Life
Falconinae at Paleobiology Database

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.