HyperDic: family_fringillidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Fringillidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Fringillidae, Fringillidaefinches
English > family Fringillidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningfinches: goldfinches / goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets / linnets; buntings.
SynonymFringillidae
Member ofOscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder PasseresTwo names for the suborder of typical songbirds
MembersCarduelinae, subfamily CarduelinaeUsed in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
Carduelis, genus CarduelisIn some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae
Carpodacus, genus Carpodacushouse finches and purple finches
Chlorura, genus Chloruratowhees
Coccothraustes, genus Coccothrausteslarge finches
Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizinaebuntings and some New World sparrows
Fringilla, genus Fringillatype genus of the Fringillidae
Hesperiphona, genus Hesperiphonaevening grosbeak
Loxia, genus Loxiacrossbill
Melospiza, genus MelospizaAmerican song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Pinicola, genus PinicolaA genus of Fringillidae
Pipilo, genus Pipilotowhees
Pooecetes, genus PooecetesA genus of Fringillidae
Pyrrhula, genus Pyrrhulabullfinches
Richmondena, genus Richmondenacardinals
Serinus, genus SerinusOld World finches
Spinus, genus SpinusIn some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis
Spizella, genus Spizellachipping sparrow
Zonotrichia, genus Zonotrichialarge New World sparrows
finchAny of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
genus JuncoAmerican finches
genus Pyrrhuloxialarge showy finches related to cardinals
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Fringillidae, fringílidos, Fringillidae
CatalanFringillidae, fringíl·lids

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