Copsychus Malabaricus Bird
Copsychus Malabaricus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Muscicapa malabarica Del.Flor.Faun.Insubr. 2 p.96
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Copsychus
Taxonomy Code: whrsha
Type Locality: Mahe, Malabar.
Author: Scopoli
Publish Year: 1786
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
COPSYCHUS
(Muscicapidae; Ϯ Oriental Magpie Robin C. saularis) Gr. κοψυχος kopsukhos or κοψιχος kopsikhos blackbird; "Gracula Saularis Gmel., Lath., Turdus mindanensis Gmel., Lath., Turdus amoenus Horsf., Lanius musicus Raffl., Lanius Shalaris Vieill. *) ... *) Constituo ex hac ave genus distinctum Copsychum (Kοψυχος merula). Ad hoc accedunt species: Lanius jocosus (idem qui Lanius Emeria Edw. 4. t. 190. fig. e specimine manco.) — Turdus macrurus (Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. 3. t. 114.) — Turdus melanicterus Vieill. N. D. 20. p. 267. (Le Merle jaune huppé Levaill. l.c. t. 117.)" (Wagler 1827); "Copsychus Wagler, 1827, Syst. Av., note to art. Gracula, p. 306. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 21), Gracula saularis Linnaeus." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 64).
Var. Copsychum.
Synon. Copsicus, Dahila, Gervaisia, Gryllivora, Polypeira.
malabarica / malabaricum / malabaricus
Malabar or Malabar Coast, India (Arabic name Malibar for the south-western coast of India).
● ex “Beaks of curious birds, pl. 281, fig. D” of Edwards 1758-1764, “Calao de Malabar” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Pied Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (syn. Anthracoceros coronatus).
● ex “Petit merle de la côte de Malabar” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Yellow-fronted Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Chloropsis aurifrons).
● ex “Grand Gobe-mouches de la côte de Malabar” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Dicrurus paradiseus).
● ex “Drongo à Raquettes” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 175 (syn. Dicrurus paradiseus).
● ex “Alouette huppée de la Côte de Malabar” of Sonnerat 1782 (Galerida).
● ex "Gobe-mouche à longue queue de Gingi" of Sonnerat 1782 (Kittacincla).
● "96. LOXIA. ... malabarica. 24. L. cinerea, remigibus rectricibusque nigris, gula anoque albis. Habitat in Indiis. Corpus magnitudine & facie Pari. Rostrum nigrum. Gula alba. Remiges & Rectrices nigræ. Ani regio albida." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lonchura).
● ex “Mésange de la côte de Malabar” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Malabar Titmouse” of Latham 1783 (subsp. Pericrocotus cinnamomeus).
● ex “Martin vieillard de la côte de Malabar” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Malabar Thrush” of Latham 1783 (Sturnia).
● ex "Pluvier de la côte Malabar" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 880, and "Pluvier à lambeaux" of de Buffon 1770-1785 (Vanellus).
SUBSPECIES
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped)
Latin Name: Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]
COPSYCHUS
(Muscicapidae; Ϯ Oriental Magpie Robin C. saularis) Gr. κοψυχος kopsukhos or κοψιχος kopsikhos blackbird; "Gracula Saularis Gmel., Lath., Turdus mindanensis Gmel., Lath., Turdus amoenus Horsf., Lanius musicus Raffl., Lanius Shalaris Vieill. *) ... *) Constituo ex hac ave genus distinctum Copsychum (Kοψυχος merula). Ad hoc accedunt species: Lanius jocosus (idem qui Lanius Emeria Edw. 4. t. 190. fig. e specimine manco.) — Turdus macrurus (Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. 3. t. 114.) — Turdus melanicterus Vieill. N. D. 20. p. 267. (Le Merle jaune huppé Levaill. l.c. t. 117.)" (Wagler 1827); "Copsychus Wagler, 1827, Syst. Av., note to art. Gracula, p. 306. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 21), Gracula saularis Linnaeus." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 64).
Var. Copsychum.
Synon. Copsicus, Dahila, Gervaisia, Gryllivora, Polypeira.
White-rumped Shama (Barusan)
Latin Name: Copsychus malabaricus [melanurus Group]
COPSYCHUS
(Muscicapidae; Ϯ Oriental Magpie Robin C. saularis) Gr. κοψυχος kopsukhos or κοψιχος kopsikhos blackbird; "Gracula Saularis Gmel., Lath., Turdus mindanensis Gmel., Lath., Turdus amoenus Horsf., Lanius musicus Raffl., Lanius Shalaris Vieill. *) ... *) Constituo ex hac ave genus distinctum Copsychum (Kοψυχος merula). Ad hoc accedunt species: Lanius jocosus (idem qui Lanius Emeria Edw. 4. t. 190. fig. e specimine manco.) — Turdus macrurus (Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. 3. t. 114.) — Turdus melanicterus Vieill. N. D. 20. p. 267. (Le Merle jaune huppé Levaill. l.c. t. 117.)" (Wagler 1827); "Copsychus Wagler, 1827, Syst. Av., note to art. Gracula, p. 306. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 21), Gracula saularis Linnaeus." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 64).
Var. Copsychum.
Synon. Copsicus, Dahila, Gervaisia, Gryllivora, Polypeira.
White-rumped Shama (White-crowned)
Latin Name: Copsychus malabaricus stricklandii/barbouri
COPSYCHUS
(Muscicapidae; Ϯ Oriental Magpie Robin C. saularis) Gr. κοψυχος kopsukhos or κοψιχος kopsikhos blackbird; "Gracula Saularis Gmel., Lath., Turdus mindanensis Gmel., Lath., Turdus amoenus Horsf., Lanius musicus Raffl., Lanius Shalaris Vieill. *) ... *) Constituo ex hac ave genus distinctum Copsychum (Kοψυχος merula). Ad hoc accedunt species: Lanius jocosus (idem qui Lanius Emeria Edw. 4. t. 190. fig. e specimine manco.) — Turdus macrurus (Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. 3. t. 114.) — Turdus melanicterus Vieill. N. D. 20. p. 267. (Le Merle jaune huppé Levaill. l.c. t. 117.)" (Wagler 1827); "Copsychus Wagler, 1827, Syst. Av., note to art. Gracula, p. 306. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 21), Gracula saularis Linnaeus." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 64).
Var. Copsychum.
Synon. Copsicus, Dahila, Gervaisia, Gryllivora, Polypeira.
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)