Synthliboramphus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Synthliboramphus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – certain murrelets, seabirds of the northern Pacific.

Usage notes

S. hypoleucus, S. scrippsi and S. craveri have formerly been considered a single species; they are sometime placed in genus Endomychura.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Synthliboramphus antiquus (ancient murrelet), Synthliboramphus craveri (Craveri's murrelet), Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Guadalupe murrelet or Xantus's murrelet), Synthliboramphus scrippsi (Scripps's murrelet), Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Japanese murrelet) (species)

References

Synthliboramphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synthliboramphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Synthliboramphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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