Peliperdix

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Peliperdix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – some francolin species, now only Peliperdix lathami.

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; Pavoninae - subfamily; Gallini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Peliperdix lathami (Latham's francolin, forest francolin) - sole accepted species, has included species now (2022) in Campocolinus

References

Peliperdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phasianidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Peliperdix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Phasianidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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