Circaetus Fasciolatus Bird
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Circaetus Fasciolatus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Circaëtus fasciolatus Isis 40 col.954
Taxonomy: Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Circaetus
Taxonomy Code: faseag1
Type Locality: Natal.
Author: Kaup
Publish Year: 1847
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
CIRCAETUS
(Accipitridae; Ϯ Short-toed Eagle C. gallicus) Gr. κιρκος kirkos type of hawk, here associated with the harrier; αετος aetos eagle; like its congeners, commonly called snake eagles, the Short-toed Eagle has a flattened owl- or harrier-like face; "11. CIRCAËTE, Circaëtus. Falco, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec presque droit à la base, convexe en dessus. — Cire un peu poilue. — Tarses alongés. —Doigts un peu courts; les extérieurs unis à l'origine par une membrane. —Ongles courts, presque égaux. Esp. Jean-le-Blanc, Buff. ... Circaetus [κιρκος, circus, αετος, aquila]." (Vieillot 1816); "Circaëtus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 23. Type, by monotypy, "Jean-le-Blanc" Buffon = Falco gallicus Gmelin." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 269).
Var. Circaetos, Circaetes, Circaeetus, Circaeatus, Circaestus.
Synon. Melanaetus, Occipiter, Senex, Smithaetus.
fasciolata / fasciolatus
Med. L. fasciolatus bandaged < L. fasciola little band < dim. fascia band.
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)
