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Bombycilla

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q208940
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Bombycilla

Summary

Bombycilla is a taxon[1]. Bombycilla has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombycilla's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bombycilla is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Bombycilla is classified within Bombycillidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Bombycilla is Bombycilla[6].
  • Bombycilla's Commons category is recorded as Bombycilla[7].
  • Bombycilla's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombycilla[8].
  • Bombycilla's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • Bombycilla's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bombycilla is Bombycilla[6]. Bombycilla is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Bombycilla is classified within Bombycillidae[5].

Identifiers

Bombycilla's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7427[11]. Bombycilla's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 125296[12]. Bombycilla's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510952[13]. Bombycilla's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2484604[14]. Bombycilla's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178528[15].

Why It Matters

Bombycilla has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Bombycilla is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i43732
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