Buphagus

Summary

Buphagus is a taxon^[1]. Buphagus ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,574 views/month, #1,379 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buphagus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Buphagus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Buphagus belongs to the parent taxon Buphagidae^[5].
• Buphagus's scientific name is Buphagus^[6].
• Buphagus's Commons category is recorded as Buphagus^[7].
• Buphagus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buphagus^[8].
• Buphagus's main food source is recorded as ectoparasite^[9].
• Buphagus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Buphagus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Buphagus is Buphagus^[6]. Buphagus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Buphagus is classified within Buphagidae^[5].

Identifiers

Buphagus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46^[12]. Buphagus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 245047^[13]. Buphagus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45514681^[14]. Buphagus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489051^[15]. Buphagus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 557461^[16].

Why It Matters

Buphagus ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,574 views/month, #1,379 of 195,241).^[2] Buphagus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Buphagus is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]