Neosittidae

Translingual

Etymology

Neositta (“obsolete genus”) +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Neosittidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – sittellas, woodland birds of Australia, resembling nuthatches (Sittidae).

Hypernyms

(family): 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 - parvorder; Corvoidea (sometimes Neosittoidea) - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Daphoenositta - sole genus
- Daphoenositta miranda (black sittella), Daphoenositta chrysoptera (varied sittella), Daphoenositta papuensis (Papuan sittella) - species

References

Neosittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Corvoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Neosittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Neosittidae 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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