Aethopyga Magnifica Bird
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Aethopyga Magnifica Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Aethopyga magnifica Nature 45 p. 297
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Aethopyga
Taxonomy Code: magsun1
Type Locality: Negros.
Author: Sharpe
Publish Year: 1878
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
AETHOPYGA
(Nectariniidae; Ϯ Crimson Sunbird A. siparaja) Gr. αιθος aithos fire, burning heat; πυγη pugē rump; "Gen. AETHOPYGA nov. gen. **) Feuerhonigsauger. 562. 1. A. siparaja Nob. — ***) Certhia siparaja Raffl. Trans. Lin. Soc. XIII. p. 299. Nectarinia mystacalis Temm. Pl. col. 126. fig. 3. ... 563. 2. A. eximia Nob.— Nectarinia eximia Horsf. (nec Temm.) Trans. Lin. Soc. XIII. p. 181. Nectarinia Kuhlii Temm. Pl. col. 376. fig. 1. 2. ... 564. 3. A. nipalensis Nob. — Cinnyris nipalensis Hodgs. Jnd. Rev. 1837. p. 273. — Nectarinia nipalensis Jard. Sun Birds tab. 27. ... **) Von αιθος, feuerfarbig und πυγη, Steiss Mit mittelmässigem, etwas hakig gekrümmtem Schnabel und verlängerten mittlern Schwanzfedern; Gefieder brennend gefärbt. ***) Der auf Borneo und Malacca vorkommende, mit siparaja identificirte Vogel ist verschieden: A. eupogon n. sp. ... Als Arten gehören ferner hierher: 1. A. miles. — Cinnyris miles Hodgs. — 2. A. goalpariensis. — Nect. goalpariensis Jard. — 3. A. ignicauda. — Cinnyris ignicauda Hodgs. — 4. A. saturata. — Cinnyris saturata Hodgs; N. Hodgsonii Jard. — 5. A. Gouldae. — Nectarinia Gouldae Vig. — 6. A. Horsfieldi. — Nectarinia Horsfieldii Blyth. — 7. A. Temminckii. — Nectarinia Temminckii Müll." (Cabanis 1853); "Aethopyga Cabanis, 1851 [=1853], Mus. Hein., 1, p. 103. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 19), Certhia siparaja Raffles." (Rand in Peters, 1967, XII, p. 270).
Var. Aithopyga.
Synon. Duyvena, Eudrepanis, Philippinia, Urodrepanis.
aethopyga / aethopygus
Gr. αιθος aithos fire, burning heat; -πυγος -pugos -rumped < πυγη pugē rump.
magnifica
L. magnificus splendid, grand < magnus great; facere to make.
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)
