Tiaris

See also: tiaris

Translingual

Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tiaris m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – most of the grassquits.

Usage notes

Formerly in family Emberizidae.

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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Thraupidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tiaris canorus (Cuban grassquit), Tiaris fuliginosus (sooty grassquit), Tiaris obscurus (dull-coloured grassquit), Tiaris olivaceus (yellow-faced grassquit), Tiaris bicolor (black-faced grassquit) (species)

References

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

Further reading

• Tiaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tiaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tiaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tiaris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.