Pittidae

Translingual

Etymology

Pitta +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Pittidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the pittas.

Usage notes

Following a 2006 study, a number of species, previously in genus Pitta, were reclassified into two newly created genera.

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Erythropitta, Hydrornis, Pitta (genera)

References

• Pittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pittidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
• Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006) “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, pages 567–580