Tiaris

See also: tiaris

Translingual

Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit)

Etymology

Proper noun

Tiaris m

A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – most of the grassquits.

Usage notes

Formerly in family Emberizidae.

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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Thraupidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Tiaris canorus (Cuban grassquit), Tiaris fuliginosus (sooty grassquit), Tiaris obscurus (dull-coloured grassquit), Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit), Tiaris bicolor (black-faced grassquit) (species)

References

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

Further reading

Tiaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tiaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tiaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tiaris on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Tiaris at Encyclopedia of Life

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