Metabolus Rugensis Bird
Metabolus Rugensis Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Muscicapa Rugensis Ann.Sci.Nat.Zool.(2), 16 p.312
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Monarchidae / Metabolus
Taxonomy Code: trumon1
Type Locality: Roug = Truk.
Author: Hombron & Jacquinot
Publish Year: 1841
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
METABOLUS
(Monarchidae; Ϯ Chuuk Monarch M. rugensis) Gr. μεταβολος metabolos changeable < μεταβολη metabolē transition,change; "Mélanornithés ... Les premiers genres montrent quelque tendance vers les Céblépyriens ... Metabolus, Bp., a pour type la prétendue Colluricincla rugensis, Pucheran, Voy. au Pôle sud, dont le plumage change en effet du roux et noir au blanc." (Bonaparte 1854) (see Pomarea).
rugensis
Roug I., Caroline Is. / Ruk / Truk / Chuuk, Micronesia.
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)