Malacoptila Semicincta Bird
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Malacoptila Semicincta Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Malacoptila semicincta Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 38 p.111
Taxonomy: Galbuliformes / Bucconidae / Malacoptila
Taxonomy Code: sempuf1
Type Locality: Hyutanahan, Rio Purus, Brazil.
Author: Todd
Publish Year: 1925
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MALACOPTILA
(Bucconidae; Ϯ White-chested Puffbird M. fusca) Gr. μαλακος malakos soft; πτιλον ptilon plumage, feather; "MALACOPTILA, G. R. Gray (1841). Lypornix, Swains., et 2nd div. Wagl. (1827). Bucco, Gm., et 1st div. Vieill. (1823). M. fusca, (Gm.) G. R. Gray. L. torquatus, Hahn. B. striata, Spix, Av. Br., pl. 40. f. 2." (G. Gray 1841); "Malacoptila G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., ed. 2, 1841, p. 13. Type, by subsequent designation, Bucco fuscus Gmelin (G. R. Gray, Gen. Bds., 1, 1846, p. [74])." (Peters 1948, VI, 16).
Synon. Lypornix.
semicincta / semicinctus
L. semi- half-, semi- < semis, semissis half < as, assis whole; cinctus girdled < cingere to encircle.
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)
