Treron

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρήρων (trḗrōn, “shy”), a frequent qualifier of the dove in Homer.

Proper noun

Treron m

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the green pigeons.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Treron apicauda, Treron australis, Treron bicinctus, Treron calvus, Treron capellei, Treron curvirostra, Treron floris, Treron formosae, Treron fulvicollis, Treron griseicauda, Treron olax, Treron oxyurus, Treron pembaensis, Treron phoenicopterus, Treron pompadora, Treron psittaceus, Treron sanctithomae, Treron seimundi, Treron sieboldii, Treron sphenurus, Treron teysmannii, Treron vernans, Treron waalia - species

References

Treron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Treron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Treron on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Treron at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Treron at the Catalogue of Life
Treron at Encyclopedia of Life
Treron at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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