Stymphalornis Acutirostris Bird
Stymphalornis Acutirostris Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Stymphalornis acutirostris Pub.Tecn.Cient.Inst.IguacuPesq.Preserv.Amb. 1 p.11-13
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Stymphalornis
Taxonomy Code: parant1
Type Locality:
Author: Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira
Publish Year: 1995
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
Stymphalornis
(syn. Formicivora Ϯ Paraná Antwren F. acutirostris) Gr. myth. στυμφαλις stumphalis Stymphalian birds that dwelt in the marshes around Lake Stymphalis, in Arcadia, ravaging the crops and attacking people, whence Hercules banished them to the island of Ares in the Black Sea; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; the Paraná Antwren inhabits thickly vegetated coastal marshes of Paraná, southern Brazil; "Stymphalornis gen. nov. ESPÉCIE-TIPO: Stymphalornis acutirostris sp. nov. ... ETIMOLOGIA: Do grego "Stimphalon" (Στυμφηλον) e "ornis" (ορνις), uma alusão às estinfálides, aves monstruosas consagradas à Ares que habitavam o pântano de Estinfalo na Arcádia. Possuindo bico, garras e penas de bronze que atiravam como setas, as estinfálides abrigavam-se na vegetação fechada, de onde saíam para assolar as redondezas à caça de homens e animais" (Bornschein et al. 1995).
acutirostris
L. acutus sharp-pointed < acuere to sharpen to a point; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
SUBSPECIES
Parana Antwren (Parana)
Latin Name: Stymphalornis acutirostris acutirostris
acutirostris
L. acutus sharp-pointed < acuere to sharpen to a point; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
Parana Antwren (Sao Paulo)
Latin Name: Stymphalornis acutirostris paludicola
paludicola
L. paludicola marsh-dweller < palus, paludis swamp; -cola dweller < colere to inhabit.
● ex “Hirondelle des Marais” or “Brunette” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 246, fig. 2 (Riparia).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)