Nephelomyias Lintoni Bird
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Nephelomyias Lintoni Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Myiophobus lintoni Not.Nat. no.234 p.8
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Nephelomyias
Taxonomy Code: orbfly1
Type Locality: Cerro Imbana, 2,600-2,800 m., [?] Loja, west [= east] slope of Andes, Ecuador.
Author: Meyer de Schauensee
Publish Year: 1951
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
NEPHELOMYIAS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher N. ochraceiventris) Gr. νεφελη nephelē cloud; Mod. L. myias flycatcher < Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; πιαζω piazō to seize; "Nephelomyias, gen. nov. Ohlson, Fjeldså & Ericson. Type species: Mitrephorus ochraceiventris Cabanis, 1873. ... Etymology: The genus name Nephelomyias (from Gr. Nephéle = cloud, mod. L. myias = a flycatcher) highlights the restricted Andean cloud forest canopy habitat of all three species. The name is masculine in gender" (Ohlson et al. 2009).
lintoni
Morris Albert Linton (1887-1966) US businessman, actuary, wildlife photographer (Nephelomyias).
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)
