Ammoperdix

Translingual

Ammoperdix griseogularis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Proper noun

Ammoperdix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges found from Egypt and Turkey to Pakistan and south Arabia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Tetraogallini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ammoperdix griseogularis (see-see partridge), Ammoperdix heyi - species

References

• Ammoperdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ammoperdix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ammoperdix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ammoperdix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ammoperdix at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN