Anas Andium Bird
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Anas Andium Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Querquedula andium Nomen.Av.Neotrop. p.129,162
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Anas
Taxonomy Code: spetea3
Type Locality: high Ecuador between Riobamba and Mocha.
Author: Sclater & Salvin
Publish Year: 1873
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ANAS
(Anatidae; Ϯ Mallard A. platyrhynchos) L. anas, anatis duck. The Mallard is the wild ancestor of the farmyard duck and its many domesticated forms; "61. ANAS. Rostrum lamelloso-dentatum, convexum, obtusum. Lingua ciliata, obtusa." (Linnaeus 1758); "Anas Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 122. Type, by subsequent designation (Lesson, 1828, Man. Ornith., 2, p. 417), Anas boschas Linnaeus = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus." (Johnsgard in Peters, 1979, I, ed. 2, p. 460). Linnaeus's Anas comprised thirty-nine species (A. Cygnus, A. Cygnoid, A. Tadorna, A. spectabilis, A. fusca, A. nigra, A. Anser, A. erythropus, A. canadensis, A. cærulescens, A. Bernicla, A. mollissima, A. moschata, A. bahamensis, A. Albeola, A. clypeata, A. platyrhynchos, A. strepera, A. bucephala, A. Clangula, A. rustica, A. perspicillata, A. Glaucion, A. Penelope, A. acuta, A. hyemalis, A. ferina, A. Querquedula, A. Crecca, A. histrionica, A. minuta, A. Circia, A. autumnalis, A. Boschas, A. adunca, A. galericulata, A. Sponsa, A. arborea, A. Fuligula).
Var. Annas, Anos, Anus, Asnas.
Synon. Aethiopinetta, Afranas, Aldabranas, Archeoquerquedula, Boschas, Crecca, Dafila, Dafilonettion, Dafilula, Elasmonetta, Horizonetta, Melananas, Micronetta, Nesonetta, Nettion, Notonetta, Pachyanas, Paecilonitta, Phasianurus, Philippinetta, Polionetta, Trachelonetta, Virago, Xenonetta.
andina / andinum / andinus / andium
Mod. L. Andinus Andean, of the Andes < Andium Andes.
SUBSPECIES
Andean Teal (Merida)
Latin Name: Anas andium altipetens
altipetens
L. altus high; petens, petentis attacking < petere to attack (cf. altipeta high-flying < altus high < alere to nourish; petere to seek (cf. Gr. πετομαι petomai to fly)).
Andean Teal (Andean)
Latin Name: Anas andium andium
andina / andinum / andinus / andium
Mod. L. Andinus Andean, of the Andes < Andium Andes.
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)
