Camarhynchus Pauper Bird
Camarhynchus Pauper Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Camarhynchus pauper Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. 12(1889) p.111
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Camarhynchus
Taxonomy Code: metfin1
Type Locality: Charles, Galapagos Islands.
Author: Ridgway
Publish Year: 1890
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
Camarhynchus
(Thraupidae; syn. Geospiza Ϯ Large Tree-finch G. psittacula) Gr. καμαρα kamara arch, vault; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill; "CAMARHYNCHUS (subgenus). CAMARHYNCHUS differt a genere Geospiza, rostro debiliore, margine mandibulæ superioris minus indentato; culmine minus elevato in frontem et plus arcuato; lateribus tumidioribus; mandibula inferiore minus in genas tendente. CAMARHYNCHUS PSITTACULA. (Spec. typ.)" (Gould 1837); "Camarhynchus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 5, p. 6, Oct. 3, 1837—type, by orig. desig., Camarhynchus psittacula Gould." (Hellmayr, 1938, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. XI, p. 137) (see Geospiza).
Var. Camarynchus, Camarorhynchus.
pauper / paupera
L. pauper, pauperis poor, meagre (e.g. plain, dull).
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)