Rhipidura
Translingual
Rhipidura leucophrys
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥιπίς (rhipís, “fan”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).[1]
Proper noun
Rhipidura f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhipiduridae – the fantails, small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhipidura albicollis, Rhipidura albiscapa (grey fantail), Rhipidura albogularis, Rhipidura albolimbata, Rhipidura atra, Rhipidura aureola, Rhipidura brachyrhyncha, Rhipidura cockerelli, Rhipidura cyaniceps, Rhipidura dahli, Rhipidura dedemi, Rhipidura diluta, Rhipidura drownei, Rhipidura dryas, Rhipidura euryura, Rhipidura fuliginosa, Rhipidura fuscorufa, Rhipidura hyperythra, Rhipidura javanica, Rhipidura kubaryi, Rhipidura lepida, Rhipidura leucophrys (willie wagtail), Rhipidura leucothorax, Rhipidura maculipectus, Rhipidura malaitae, Rhipidura matthiae, Rhipidura nebulosa, Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea, Rhipidura opistherythra, Rhipidura perlata, Rhipidura personata, Rhipidura phasiana, Rhipidura phoenicura, Rhipidura rennelliana, Rhipidura rufidorsa, Rhipidura rufifrons, Rhipidura rufiventris, Rhipidura semirubra, Rhipidura spilodera, Rhipidura superciliaris, Rhipidura superflua, Rhipidura tenebrosa, Rhipidura teysmanni, Rhipidura threnothorax (species)
References
- Jobling, James A. (2010-06-30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
Further reading
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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