Erythropitta Novaehibernicae Bird
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Erythropitta Novaehibernicae Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Pitta novae-hibernicae Proc.Linn.Soc.NewS.Wales 3 p.73
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Pittidae / Erythropitta
Taxonomy Code: neipit1
Type Locality: New Ireland.
Author: Ramsay, EP
Publish Year: 1878
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ERYTHROPITTA
(Pittidae; † Macklot's Pitta E. macklotii) Gr. ερυθρος eruthros red; genus Pitta Vieillot, 1816, pitta; "They are characterized by the unpatterned face and throat; breast band distinct from belly patch; belly all red; and no prominent turquoise shoulder patch" (Beehler & Pratt 2016); "Erythropitta, Bp. — 187. mackloti, Temm. — 188. celebensis, Forst. — 189. erythrogastra, Cuv. — 190. venusta, Mull. — 191. granatina, Temm. (coccinea, Eyt.)" (Bonaparte 1854); "Erythropitta Bonaparte, 1854, Conspectus Volucrum Anisodactylorum, p. 7. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 144 (Appendix)), Pitta macklotii Temminck, 1834." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Monilipitta, Phoeniocichla, Purpureipitta.
novaehiberniae / novaehibernicae
L. novus new; Hibernia Ireland; i.e. New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
SUBSPECIES
New Ireland Pitta (extima)
Latin Name: Erythropitta novaehibernicae extima
extima / extimus
L. extimus farthest, outermost, most remote < super. exter outward < comp. ex out of.
New Ireland Pitta (novaehibernicae)
Latin Name: Erythropitta novaehibernicae novaehibernicae
novaehiberniae / novaehibernicae
L. novus new; Hibernia Ireland; i.e. New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
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)
