Pitohui

See also: pitohui

Translingual

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Etymology

Coined by René Lesson, and thought to be from an onomatopoeic name used around Manokwari.

Proper noun

Pitohui m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oriolidae – pitohuis.

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; Corvida – infraorder; Corvoidea – superfamily; Oriolidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pitohui kirhocephalus (variable pitohui) – type species; Pitohui cerviniventris (Raja Ampat pitohui), Pitohui dichrous (hooded pitohui), Pitohui uropygialis (southern variable pitohui) – other species

References

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