Horizorhinus

Translingual

Proper noun

Horizorhinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – Dohrn's thrush-babbler or the Principe flycatcher-babbler.

Usage notes

Recent genetic studies would have it placed in Sylvia.

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; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Sylviidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Horizorhinus dohrni - sole species

References

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

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