Saxicola

See also: saxicola

Translingual

Etymology

Latin saxicolus (“stone-dwelling, wall-dwelling”)

Proper noun

Saxicola m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – stonechats.

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; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Saxicola rubetra (whinchat), Saxicola macrorhynchus (white-browed bush chat), Saxicola insignis (white-throated bush chat), Saxicola dacotiae (Canary Islands stonechat), Saxicola rubicola (European stonechat), Saxicola maurus (Siberian stonechat), Saxicola stejnegeri (Amur stonechat), Saxicola torquatus (African stonechat), Saxicola sibilla (Madagascar stonechat), Saxicola tectes (Reunion stonechat), Saxicola leucurus (white-tailed stonechat), Saxicola caprata (pied bush chat), Saxicola jerdoni (Jerdon's bush chat), Saxicola ferreus (grey bush chat), Saxicola gutturalis (white-bellied bush chat) - species

Derived terms

• Saxicoloides

References

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