Achaetops

Translingual

Achaetops pycnopygius

Etymology

From ad- (“similar to, like”) + Chaetops (“rockjumpers”), from Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + ὄψ (óps, “eye, face”).

Proper noun

Achaetops m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Macrosphenidae – rockrunner, of southern Africa.

Synonyms

• Damara rock-jumper

Hyponyms

• (genus): Achaetops pycnopygius - sole known species

References

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