Nonnula Frontalis Bird
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Nonnula Frontalis Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Malacoptila frontalis Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(2), 13 p.479
Taxonomy: Galbuliformes / Bucconidae / Nonnula
Taxonomy Code: gycnun1
Type Locality: Colombia.
Author: Sclater, PL
Publish Year: 1854
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NONNULA
(Bucconidae; Ϯ Rusty-breasted Nunlet N. rubecula) Mod. L. nonnula nunlet, little nun < dim. Med. L. nonna nun < Late Gr. νοννα nonna nun < νοννος nonnos monk; "For the more debile and passerine form of Malacoptila, represented by the Bucco rubecula, Spix, and Lypornix ruficapilla, Tschudi, I propose the new generic or subgeneric appellation Nonnula, type N. rubecula (Bucco rubecula, Spix, Av. Bras. i. t. 39. fig. 1. p. 51). The members of this section are much inferior in size to the true Malacoptilæ." (P. Sclater 1853).
Synon. Microtrogon.
nonnula
Mod. L. nonnula nunlet, little nun < dim. Med. L. nonna nun < Late Gr. νοννα nonna nun < νοννος nonnos monk.
frontale / frontalis
L. frontalis fronted, frontal < frontalia or frontale frontlet < frons, frontis forehead, brow (ref. distinctive, contrastingly coloured forehead patch, usually black or red).
● ex “Faucon Huppé” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 28 (syn. Crinifer piscator).
● Front Range, Rocky Mts., Colorado, USA (syn. Otus flammeolus).
● ex “Perruche Ara à Bandeau Rouge” of Levaillant 1801 (Pyrrhura).
SUBSPECIES
Gray-cheeked Nunlet (stulta)
Latin Name: Nonnula frontalis stulta
stulta / stultus
L. stultus foolish, silly.
● ex “Passer mattugia” of Olina 1672, “Foolish Sparrow” of Willughby 1676, and Latham 1785, “Passer stultus Bononiensium” of Ray 1713, and “Passer stultus” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Petronia petronia).
Gray-cheeked Nunlet (pallescens)
Latin Name: Nonnula frontalis pallescens
pallescens
L. pallescens, pallescentis pale-coloured, yellowish < pallescere to turn pale < pallere to be pale.
Gray-cheeked Nunlet (frontalis)
Latin Name: Nonnula frontalis frontalis
frontale / frontalis
L. frontalis fronted, frontal < frontalia or frontale frontlet < frons, frontis forehead, brow (ref. distinctive, contrastingly coloured forehead patch, usually black or red).
● ex “Faucon Huppé” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 28 (syn. Crinifer piscator).
● Front Range, Rocky Mts., Colorado, USA (syn. Otus flammeolus).
● ex “Perruche Ara à Bandeau Rouge” of Levaillant 1801 (Pyrrhura).
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)
