Topaza Pella Bird
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Topaza Pella Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Trochilus Pella Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.119
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Topaza
Taxonomy Code: critop1
Type Locality: 'in Indies'' = Surinam, ex Edwards.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
TOPAZA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Crimson Topaz T. pella) L. topazus topaz, green jasper < Gr. τοπαζος topazos green gem, topaz; "TOPAZA, n. Topazes, Less. Polytmus, (Briss.) Boie. Lampornis, Sw. T. pella, (L.) n. Col., pl. 2. 3. 4. and 5." (G. Gray 1840).
pella
L. pellos dark-coloured < Gr. πελλος pellos dark-coloured, dusky.
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... Pella. 3. T. curvirostris, rectricibus intermediis longissimis, corpore rubro, capite fusco, gula aurata uropygioque viridi. Mellivora major rubra, cauda longa. Edw. av. 32. t. 32. f. 2. Habitat in Indiis." (Linnaeus 1758) (Topaza).
SUBSPECIES
Crimson Topaz (pella)
Latin Name: Topaza pella pella
pella
L. pellos dark-coloured < Gr. πελλος pellos dark-coloured, dusky.
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... Pella. 3. T. curvirostris, rectricibus intermediis longissimis, corpore rubro, capite fusco, gula aurata uropygioque viridi. Mellivora major rubra, cauda longa. Edw. av. 32. t. 32. f. 2. Habitat in Indiis." (Linnaeus 1758) (Topaza).
Crimson Topaz (smaragdulus)
Latin Name: Topaza pella smaragdulus
smaragdula / smaragdulus
Dim. < L. smaragdus emerald < Gr. σμαραγδος smaragdos emerald.
Crimson Topaz (microrhyncha)
Latin Name: Topaza pella microrhyncha
microrhyncha
Gr. μικρος mikros small; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill.
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)
