Heteroglaux

Translingual

Etymology

hetero- +‎ Glaux

Proper noun

Heteroglaux f

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the forest owlet, of India, now part of genus Athene.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Heteroglaux blewitti, now Athene blewitti - sole species

References

forest owlet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Athene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Athene 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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