Agelaius Humeralis Bird
Agelaius Humeralis Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Leistes humeralis Zool.J. 3 p.442
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Icteridae / Agelaius
Taxonomy Code: tasbla
Type Locality: neighborhood of Havana, Cuba.
Author: Vigors
Publish Year: 1827
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
AGELAIUS
(Icteridae; Ϯ Red-winged Blackbird A. phoeniceus) Gr. αγελαιος agelaios gregarious < αγελη agelē herd < αγω agō to lead; "77. TROUPIALE, Agelaius. Oriolus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec épais à la base, convexe en dessus, entier, robuste, longicône, droit, à bords droits, ou fléchis en dedans, acuminé; mandibule supérieure prolongée en pointe sur le front, quelquefois concave à la base, près du capistrum. 3 sections. Esp. Troupiale commandeur. — De Cayenne. — Cap-More, Buff. ... Agelaius [αγελαιος, gregarius]." (Vieillot 1816); "Agelaius Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 33. Type, by original designation, "Troupiale Commandeur" of Buffon = Oriolus phoeniceus Linnaeus." (Blake in Peters 1968, XIV, 167).
Var. Agelaeus, Ageloeus.
Synon. Emberizoides, Melanophantes, Xanthornus.
humeralis
Late L. humeralis of the shoulders < L. umerus shoulders.
● ex “Perruche Banks” of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Lathamus discolor).
● ex “Fringilla humeralis” of Lichtenstein MS (Peucaea).
● ex “Waalia Pigeon” of Bruce 1790 (syn. Treron waalia).
SUBSPECIES
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (scopulus)
Latin Name: Agelaius humeralis scopulus
scopulus
L. scopulus, scopuli cliff, sea-rock.
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (humeralis)
Latin Name: Agelaius humeralis humeralis
humeralis
Late L. humeralis of the shoulders < L. umerus shoulders.
● ex “Perruche Banks” of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Lathamus discolor).
● ex “Fringilla humeralis” of Lichtenstein MS (Peucaea).
● ex “Waalia Pigeon” of Bruce 1790 (syn. Treron waalia).
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)