Incaspiza Ortizi Bird
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Incaspiza Ortizi Bird
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Protonym: Incaspiza ortizi J.Wash.Acad.Sci. 42 p.103
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Incaspiza
Taxonomy Code: gywinf1
Type Locality: near La Esperanza, 1,800 m., Cajamarca, Peru.
Author: Zimmer, JT
Publish Year: 1952
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
INCASPIZA
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Great Inca-finch I. pulchra) Incas, the native peoples of Peru at the time of the Spanish conquista; Gr. σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; the inca-finches or inca tanagers are confined to the Andes of Peru; "Genus Incaspiza. (Type, Hæmophila pulchra Sclater.) Similar to Aimophila Swainson, in much rounded wings and proportions of feet, but with tail decidedly shorter than wing, maxilla narrower (vertically) than mandible, maxillary tomium without any convexity in middle portion and style of coloration very different. Coloration: Back and scapulars plain chestnut, rest of upper parts plain grey; face black; chest and sides grayish; belly and under tail-coverts white or buffy; lateral rectrices chiefly white; bill yellow." (Ridgway 1898).
ortizi
Javier Ortíz de la Puente Denegri (1928-1952) Peruvian ornithologist (Incaspiza).
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
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
