Tricholaema Melanocephala Bird
Tricholaema Melanocephala Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Pogonias melanocephala AtlasReis.nord.Afr.Vog.[Ruppell](1826) -1826 p.41 pl.28
Taxonomy: Piciformes / Lybiidae / Tricholaema
Taxonomy Code: bltbar1
Type Locality: Kordofan and Sennar, = Ethiopia? cj. Sclater and Mack worth- Praed, Ibis, 1919, p. 637.
Author: Cretzschmar
Publish Year: 1829
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
TRICHOLAEMA
(Lybiidae; Ϯ Hairy-breasted Barbet T. hirsuta flavipunctata) Gr. θριξ thrix, τριχος trikhos hair; λαιμος laimos throat; "Gen. Tricholaema Jules et Ed. Verr. Genus Bucconinum inter Megalaemas et Laemodontas intermedium. Rostrum robustum, basi dilatatum, apice compressum; maxilla culmine incurvo, margine dente medio instructa; mandibula grandi recta; pedes modici, robusti. Alae longiusculae; remigum 1. brevissima, 2. longitudine remigum secondariarum, 3. 4 et 5 omnium longissimis. Cauda brevis, subrotundata. Plumae thoracis in setulas elongata desinentes. 4. Tricholaema flavipunctata J. et Ed. Verr. ... toutes les plumes du thorax filiformes, à baguettes très prolongées" (J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux 1855); "Tricholaema J. and E. Verreaux, Journ. f. Orn., 3, March, 1855, p. 102. Type, by monotypy, Tricholaema flavipunctata J. and E. Verreaux." (Peters 1948, VI, 51).
melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -κεφαλος -kephalos -headed < κεφαλη kephalē head.
● ex “Black-headed Shrike” of Latham 1783 (syn. Brachypodius atriceps).
● ex “Pato cabeza negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 438 (syn. Heteronetta atricapilla).
● ex “Manakin à tête noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 303, fig. 1 (syn. Manacus manacus).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... melanocephalus. 33. P. brachiurus viridis subtus luteus, pileo nigro, pectore albo. Mus. Ad. Fr. 2. p. Psittacus coccineus, ventre albo. Edw. av. 169. t. 169. Habitat in Mexico." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pionites).
● "96. LOXIA. ... melanocephala. 26. L. lutea, capite atro. Coccothraustes gambogia. Alb. av. 3. p. 58. t. 62. Habitat in Gvinea." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ploceus).
● ex “Pluvian du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 918, and de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Black-headed Plover” of Latham 1785 (syn. Pluvianus aegyptius).
● ex “Black-headed Ibis” of Latham 1787, and “Tantalus de Macé” of Cuvier 1804 (Threskiornis).
● ex “Black-headed Roller” of Latham 1787 (syn. Urocissa erythrorhyncha).
● ex “Pie Bleue à Tête Noire” of Levaillant 1800, pl. 58 (unident.; ?syn. Urocissa sp.).
SUBSPECIES
Black-throated Barbet (melanocephala)
Latin Name: Tricholaema melanocephala melanocephala
melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -κεφαλος -kephalos -headed < κεφαλη kephalē head.
● ex “Black-headed Shrike” of Latham 1783 (syn. Brachypodius atriceps).
● ex “Pato cabeza negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 438 (syn. Heteronetta atricapilla).
● ex “Manakin à tête noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 303, fig. 1 (syn. Manacus manacus).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... melanocephalus. 33. P. brachiurus viridis subtus luteus, pileo nigro, pectore albo. Mus. Ad. Fr. 2. p. Psittacus coccineus, ventre albo. Edw. av. 169. t. 169. Habitat in Mexico." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pionites).
● "96. LOXIA. ... melanocephala. 26. L. lutea, capite atro. Coccothraustes gambogia. Alb. av. 3. p. 58. t. 62. Habitat in Gvinea." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ploceus).
● ex “Pluvian du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 918, and de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Black-headed Plover” of Latham 1785 (syn. Pluvianus aegyptius).
● ex “Black-headed Ibis” of Latham 1787, and “Tantalus de Macé” of Cuvier 1804 (Threskiornis).
● ex “Black-headed Roller” of Latham 1787 (syn. Urocissa erythrorhyncha).
● ex “Pie Bleue à Tête Noire” of Levaillant 1800, pl. 58 (unident.; ?syn. Urocissa sp.).
Black-throated Barbet (stigmatothorax)
Latin Name: Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax
stigmatothorax
Gr. στιγμα stigma, στιγματος stigmatos spot, tattoo < στιζω stizō to tattoo; θωραξ thōrax, θωρακος thōrakos breastplate.
Black-throated Barbet (blandi)
Latin Name: Tricholaema melanocephala blandi
blandi
Ivers Bland (d. 1903) British collector in Somalia 1896-1897 (subsp. Tricholaema melanocephala).
Black-throated Barbet (flavibuccalis)
Latin Name: Tricholaema melanocephala flavibuccalis
flavibuccale / flavibuccalis
L. flavus yellow; Mod. L. buccalis of the cheek, buccal < L. bucca cheek.
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)