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Caged Tamias chipmunk, Tokyo area. The genus Tamias was formerly divided into three subgenera that, in sum, included all chipmunk species: Tamias, the eastern chipmunk and other fossil species; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western ...
Subspecies is abbreviated as subsp. or ssp. and the singular and plural forms are the same ("the subspecies is" or "the subspecies are"). In zoology , under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature , the subspecies is the only taxonomic rank below that of species that can receive a name.
Traditional bird names are often based on detailed knowledge of the behaviour, with many names being onomatopoeic, and still in use. [13] Traditional knowledge may also involve the use of birds in folk medicine [14] and knowledge of these practices are passed on through oral traditions (see ethnoornithology).
The Australian white ibis has become a focus of art, pop culture, and memes since rapidly adapting to city life in recent decades, and has earned the popular nicknames "bin chicken" and "tip turkey". [35] In December 2017, the ibis placed second in Guardian Australia 's inaugural Bird of the Year poll, after leading for much of the voting ...
A bird in the parrot family was named Psittacus alexandri, meaning "Alexander's parrot", after Alexander the Great, whose armies introduced eastern parakeets to Greece. [16] Linnaeus's trivial names were much easier to remember and use than the parallel polynomial names, and eventually replaced them.
Some birds like the Picus Martius, the Feronius, and the Parrha could be considered among the oscines and the alites. Every movement and every sound made by these birds had a different meaning and interpretation according to the different circumstances, or times of the year when it was observed. ex tripudiīs [from the "dance" (of birds feeding)]
Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. [1] It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the mythical east, close to paradise . [ citation needed ] She is said to spread divine messages and prophecies, as she knows everything of all creation, gods, heroes, and man.
Ornithurae (meaning "bird tails" in Greek) is a natural group that includes modern birds and their very close relatives such as the ichthyornithines and the hesperornithines. This clade is defined in the PhyloCode by Juan Benito and colleagues in 2022 as "the smallest clade containing Ichthyornis dispar, Hesperornis regalis, and Vultur gryphus ...