Passerina, the Glossary
The genus Passerina is a group of birds in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Bird, Blue grosbeak, Bunting (bird), Cardinalidae, Carl Linnaeus, George Robert Gray, Indigo bunting, Insect, Lazuli bunting, Louis Pierre Vieillot, Moulting, Old World sparrow, Orange-breasted bunting, Painted bunting, Rose-bellied bunting, Seed, Type species, Varied bunting.
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Blue grosbeak
The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.
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Bunting (bird)
The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae.
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Cardinalidae
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as the "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply the "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings.
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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George Robert Gray
George Robert Gray (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years.
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Indigo bunting
The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.
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Insect
Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.
Lazuli bunting
The lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.
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Louis Pierre Vieillot
Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.
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Moulting
In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.
Old World sparrow
Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae.
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Orange-breasted bunting
The orange-breasted bunting (Passerina leclancherii) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae.
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Painted bunting
The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.
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Rose-bellied bunting
The rose-bellied bunting or Rosita's bunting (Passerina rositae) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks.
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Seed
In botany, a seed is a plant embryo and food reserve enclosed in a protective outer covering called a seed coat (testa).
Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).
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Varied bunting
The varied bunting (Passerina versicolor) is a species of songbird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passerina
Also known as North American bunting, Sparrowwort.