Passer Castanopterus Bird
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Passer Castanopterus Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Passer castanopterus J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal 24(1855) p.302 ydP
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Passeridae / Passer
Taxonomy Code: somspa1
Type Locality: Somaliland.
Author: Blyth
Publish Year: 1855
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PASSER
(Passeridae; Ϯ House Sparrow P. domesticus) L. passer, passeris sparrow; "Rostro in apicem crassum & brevem exeunte; { Rostri basi capiti latitudine multo cedente. . . . . .Passer. Genus 33. ... XXXIII. Genus Passerinum. Le genre du Moineau. ... 1. LE MOINEAU FRANC ... PASSER DOMESTICUS. ... Ils se nourrissent de graines & d'Insectes. Ils font leur nid dans les trous des murs." (Brisson 1760): based on "Passer" and "Passer domesticus" of many authors (Brisson lists over 20 species and forms of 'Moineau'); "Passer Brisson, 1760, Orn., 1, p. 36 [; 3, p. 71]. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 46), Fringilla domestica Linnaeus." (Greenway in Peters 1962, XV, 8). No thanks to positive introduction, the House Sparrow, with a natural Palaearctic and western Indomalayan range, is now found throughout the world as a commensal of man. If the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittiformes) and the tyrants and allies (Subosciniformes) are separated from the Passeriformes sens. lat. the remaining species could be titled Osciniformes.
Synon. Ammopasser, Auripasser, Caffropasser, Chrysospiza, Corospiza, Leucophrya, Megapasser, Pseudostruthus, Pyrgita, Pyrgitopsis, Salicipasser, Sorella.
passer
L. passer, passeris sparrow.
castanoptera / castanopterum / castanopterus
Gr. καστανον kastanon chestnut; -πτερος -pteros -winged < πτερον pteron wing.
● ex “Chesnut Coucal” of Latham 1822 (syn. Centropus sinensis).
SUBSPECIES
Somali Sparrow (castanopterus)
Latin Name: Passer castanopterus castanopterus
castanoptera / castanopterum / castanopterus
Gr. καστανον kastanon chestnut; -πτερος -pteros -winged < πτερον pteron wing.
● ex “Chesnut Coucal” of Latham 1822 (syn. Centropus sinensis).
Somali Sparrow (fulgens)
Latin Name: Passer castanopterus fulgens
fulgens
L. fulgens, fulgentis glittering < fulgere to shine.
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)
