Elaninae

Translingual

Etymology

Elanus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Elaninae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – elanine kites.

Usage notes

• Kites are not thought to be a natural descent group, being scattered in three sets of taxa within family Acciptridae.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Chelictinia, Elanus, Gampsonyx - genera

Coordinate terms

• (subfamily): Buteoninae, Perninae - other taxa including birds called kites

References

• Elaninae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux