Pycnonotinae

Translingual

Etymology

Pycnonotus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Pycnonotinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pycnonotidae – many birds called bulbuls, largely of Asia.

Usage notes

Although the name is not widely used, the member genera appear to constitute a clade that is accepted.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Pycnonotidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Tricholestes, Setornis, Alophoixus, Acritillas, Iole, Hemixos, Ixos, Hypsipetes, Microtarsus, Spizixos, Rubigula, Pycnonotus - genera

Coordinate terms

(subfamily): Crinigerinae (~greenbuls, of Africa) - subfamily

References

Pycnonotidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pycnonotidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pycnonotidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pycnonotidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pycnonotinae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux

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