Anthreptes Neglectus Bird
Anthreptes Neglectus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Anthreptes longuemarei neglectus Orn.Monatsb. 30 p.13
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Anthreptes
Taxonomy Code: uvbsun1
Type Locality: Uluguru Mts., Tanganyika Territory.
Author: Neumann
Publish Year: 1922
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ANTHREPTES
(Nectariniidae; Ϯ Brown-throated Sunbird A. malacensis) Gr. ανθος anthos flower, blossom; θρεπτης threptēs feeder < τρεφω trephō to rear; "Genus, ANTHREPTES. Bill slender, attenuated, minutely crenated; the base of the under mandible strong, and not having the margin hid by that of the upper mandible. Wings rounded. Tail even. Inner toe shorter than the external toe. Type. — Cynniris Javanica. ZOOL. ILLUSTR., iii. pl. 121" (Swainson 1832); "Anthreptes Swainson, 1832, in Swainson and Richardson, Fauna Bor. Amer., 2 (1831), p. 495. Type, by original designation and monotypy, Cinnyris javanica Swainson = Certhia malacensis Scopoli." (Rand in Peters, 1967, XII, p. 209).
Var. Anthothreptes, Anthreptus, Anthotreptes, Anthorheptes, Authreptes.
Synon. Arachnophila, Euchloridia, Gunningia, Lamprothreptes, Mangusia, Paradeleornis, Rhizophorornis, Tephrolaema.
neglecta / neglectum / neglectus
L. neglectus ignored, overlooked, neglected, disregarded < neglegere to neglect.
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)