Leptocoma Minima Bird
Leptocoma Minima Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Cinnyris minima Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 no.18 p.99
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Leptocoma
Taxonomy Code: crbsun2
Type Locality: Ghauts, Dukhun.
Author: Sykes
Publish Year: 1832
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
LEPTOCOMA
(Nectariniidae; Ϯ Maroon-bellied Sunbird L. brasiliana) Gr. λεπτος leptos delicate, fine; κομη komē hair; "Gen. LEPTOCOMA nov. gen. *) Sammethonigsauger. 568. 1. L. zeylonica Nob. - Certhia zeylonica Lin. Syst. Nat. No. 23. — Certhia quadricolor Scop. Sonn. Voy. tab. 30? — Certhia dubia Shaw? — Nectarinia zeylonica Jard. Sun Birds tab. 20. — Nectarinia philippensis Meyen. — Cinnyris sola Jerd. — Cinnyris nigralbus Less. ... 569. 2. L. sperata Nob. — Certhia sperata Lin. Syst. Nat. No. 13. — Certhia affinis Shaw. Gen. Zool. VIII. p. 208. — Nectarinia coccinigaster Temm. Pl. col. 388. fig. 3. — Nectarinia affinis Jard. Sun Birds tab. 21. ... *) Von λεπτος, zart und κομη, ἡ Haupthaar. Kleine zierliche Formigen mit sammetartigem Gefieder, mittelmässigem, nicht stark gekrümmtem Schnabel, kurzen Läufen und kurzem fast geradem Schwanze. Typus L. Hasselti. — Nectarinia Hasseltii Temm." (Cabanis 1853); "LEPTOCOMA Cabanis, 1851[=1853] F — Nectarinia hasseltii Temminck, 1825; type by original designation = Certhia brasiliana J. F. Gmelin, 1788" (Dickinson & Christidis (eds.) 2014, 271).
Var. Leptcocoma.
Synon. Chalcostetha, Hermotimia, Nectarophila.
minima / minimum / minimus
L. minimus smallest, least < super. parvus small.
● ex “Cabaret” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 485, fig. 2 (syn. Acanthis cabaret).
● ex “Petit Sénégali rouge” of Vieillot 1805 (syn. Lagonosticta senegala).
● ex “Petite Becassine” of Brisson 1760 (Lymnocryptes).
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... minimus. 18. T. rectricibus lateralibus margine exteriore albis, corpore fusco nitente, subtus albido. Avis mellivora minima. Edw. av. 105. t. 105. s. infima. Habitat in America. Avis minima inter omnes notas." (Linnaeus 1758) (Mellisuga).
● ex “Long-legged Warbler” of Latham 1783 (syn. Xenicus longipes).
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)