Pittidae
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Pittidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the pittas.
Usage notes
[edit]Following a 2006 study, a number of species, previously in genus Pitta, were reclassified into two newly created genera.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): Erythropitta, Hydrornis, Pitta (genera)
References
[edit]Pittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pittidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006) “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta[1], volume 35, , pages 567–580