Sarothruridae

Translingual

Etymology

Sarothrura +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Sarothruridae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – flufftails.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Gruiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Mentocrex (wood rails), Sarothrura (flufftails), Rallicula (forest rails) - genera

References

Sarothruridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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