Aglaiocercus

Translingual

Aglaiocercus kingi

Etymology

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Proper noun

Aglaiocercus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – some hummingbirds, called sylphs.

Hypernyms

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

References

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

Further reading

Aglaiocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aglaiocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Aglaiocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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