Penelopinae

Translingual

Ortalis ruficauda

Etymology

Penelope +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Penelopinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cracidae – the guans, of northern South America, southern Central America and the adjacent Caribbean.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder; Cracidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Ortalis, Penelope, Penelopina, Pipile - genera

References

Guan (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Penelopinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cracidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Penelopinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Penelopinae at Encyclopedia of Life
Cracidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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