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Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 60 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just 14 species can be found—2 in North America, 9 in Central and South America, and 3 in Australia.
Genus /ˈdʒiː.nəs/ is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name, a binomen, binominal name or a scientific name; more informally it is also called a Latin name.
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae, Anseranatidae, and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at the water surface. With the exception of screamers, males have penises, a trait that has been lost in the Neoaves. Due to their aquatic nature, most species are web-footed.
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage. Starlings are native to Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas as well as North America, Hawaii and New Zealand, where they generally compete for habitats with native birds and are considered to be invasive species. The starling species familiar to most people in Europe and North America is the common starling, and throughout much of Asia and the Pacific, the common myna is indeed common.
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
In zoological nomenclature, a type species 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(s). A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus.
The Dacinae are a subfamily of the fruit fly family Tephritidae. Its 41 genera are distributed among three tribes:
In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain, etc.
Carpophthoromyia is a small Afrotropical genus of picture-winged flies (Tephritidae). They are usually darkly coloured and of medium size, and mostly develop in the fruit of various species of Drypetes. Carpophthoromyia is closely related to Perilampsis. There are 17 recognised species:
Perilampsis amazuluana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis atra is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis decellei is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis diademata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis dryades is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis furcata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis miratrix is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis pulchella is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis umbrina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis woodi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.