Peliperdix

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Peliperdix f

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