Iridophanes Pulcherrimus Bird

English Name:  Golden-collared Honeycreeper
Latin Name:  Iridophanes pulcherrimus
Protonym:  Dacnis pulcherrima Rev.Mag.Zool.(2), 5 p.480
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Iridophanes
Taxonomy Code:  gochon2
Type Locality:  in Nova-Grenada [Bogota] .
Author:  Sclater, PL
Publish Year:  1853
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

IRIDOPHANES
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Golden-collared Honeycreeper I. pulcherrimus) Gr. ιρις iris, ιριδος iridos  rainbow; -φανης -phanēs  displaying  < φαινω phainō  to show; "Genus Iridophanes.  (Type, Dacnis pulcherrima Sclater.)  Similar to Tanagrella Swainson, but nasal fossæ mostly unfeathered, bill more slender (though relatively broader basally), and four outermost primaries (sixth to ninth) more nearly equal in length.  Although this form has usually been considered a member of a Cœrebine genus (Dacnis) I am inclined to believe that its relationships are in reality Tanagrine, as has already been suggested by DuBus, according to Dr. Sclater." (Ridgway 1901); "Elsewhere (1969, Living Bird, 8, p. 130) I have presented reasons for including "Iridophanes" pulcherrima in Tangara. If this is done, the somewhat thicker-billed species formerly placed in the genus Tanagrella must also be placed in Tangara." (Storer in Peters 1970, XIII, 359).

pulcherrima / pulcherrimus
L. pulcherrimus  very beautiful  < super. pulcher, pulchra  beautiful.
● ex “Pigeon violet à tête rouge d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1766 (Alectroenas).

SUBSPECIES

Golden-collared Honeycreeper (pulcherrimus)
Latin Name: Iridophanes pulcherrimus pulcherrimus
pulcherrima / pulcherrimus
L. pulcherrimus  very beautiful  < super. pulcher, pulchra  beautiful.
● ex “Pigeon violet à tête rouge d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1766 (Alectroenas).

Golden-collared Honeycreeper (aureinucha)
Latin Name: Iridophanes pulcherrimus aureinucha
aureinucha
L. aureus  golden  < aurum  gold; Med. L. nuchus  nape  < Arabic nukhā'  spinal marrow.