Oculocincta Squamifrons Bird
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Oculocincta Squamifrons Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Zosterops squamifrons Ibis p.323
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Zosteropidae / Oculocincta
Taxonomy Code: pyweye1
Type Locality: Mt. Dulit, Sarawak.
Author: Sharpe
Publish Year: 1892
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
Oculocincta
(syn. Heleia Ϯ Pygmy White-eye H. squamifrons) L. oculus eye; cinctus encircled < cingere to encircle; "Oculocincta, new genus Type and only species: Zosterops squamifrons Sharpe ... Distinct from Zosterops by having the frontal feathers white-edged, by the olive brown upper parts and the pale yellow under parts. Distinct from Apoia by the same characters, and by the much smaller measurements. Distinct from Lophozosterops, apparently its nearest ally, by the olive brown upper parts, with mantle and crown of the same colour, by the much smaller measurements, and by the relatively shorter tail ... The differences from these genera are so striking that the creation of a separate genus for the species seems the only logical conclusion" (Mees 1953).
squamifrons
L. squama scale; frons, frontis forehead, brow.
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)
