Neognathae

Translingual

Passer hispaniolensis

Falco peregrinus

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

Proper noun

Neognathae

Almost all living, flying birds
1. A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neornithes.
2. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Aves.[1]

Hypernyms

(superorder): Animalia - kingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass
(infraclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass[1]

Hyponyms

(superorder): Galloanserae, Neoaves - clades
- Anseriformes (waterfowl), Galliformes (fowl) - orders in Galloanserae
- Accipitriformes (diurnal birds of prey - eagles, etc.), Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds), Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.), Charadriiformes (waders, gulls and auks), Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.), Coliiformes (mousebirds), Columbiformes (doves and pigeons), Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc.), Cuculiformes (cuckoos), Falconiformes (birds of prey - falcons, etc.), Gaviiformes (loons), Gruiformes (cranes), Passeriformes (songbirds), Pelecaniformes (pelicans), Piciformes (woodpeckers), Podicipediformes (grebes), Procellariiformes (albatrosses, petrels, etc.), Psittaciformes (parrots), Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse), Sphenisciformes (penguins), Strigiformes (owls), Trogoniformes (trogons), Turniciformes (buttonquail) - orders in Neoaves
(infraclass): Galloanseri, Neoaves - superorders[1]

Coordinate terms

(superorder): Palaeognathae
(infraclass): Paleognathae[1]

References

Neognathae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Neognathae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Neognathae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Neognathae at the Tree of Life Web Project

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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