Ammoperdix
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).
Proper noun
Ammoperdix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges found from Egypt and Turkey to Pakistan and south Arabia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Tetraogallini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ammoperdix griseogularis (see-see partridge), Ammoperdix heyi - species
References
Ammoperdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ammoperdix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ammoperdix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ammoperdix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ammoperdix at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ammoperdix at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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