Rallicula
Translingual
Etymology
A feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).
Proper noun
Rallicula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sarothruridae – forest rails, of New Guinea.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Rallidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Gruiformes – order; Sarothruridae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Rallidae): Rallicula rubra (chestnut forest rail) – type species Rallicula forbesi (Forbes's forest rail), Rallicula leucospila (white-striped forest rail), Rallicula mayri (Mayr's forest rail) – other species
References
- Rallicula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rallicula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rallicula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN