Serinus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Serinus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – serins, certain siskins, and typical canaries.

Hypernyms

• (genus): 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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Serinus serinus (European serin) - type species; Serinus alario (black-headed canary), Serinus canaria (Atlantic canary), Serinus canicollis, Serinus flavivertex (yellow-crowned canary), Serinus nigriceps (Abyssinian siskin), Serinus pusillus (red-fronted serin), Serinus syriacus (Syrian serin) - other species

References

• Serinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Serinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Serinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN