Ianthocincla Sukatschewi Bird
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Ianthocincla Sukatschewi Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Trochalopteron Sukatschewi Av.Exped.Potanini p.59 pl.1 fig.1
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Ianthocincla
Taxonomy Code: suklau1
Type Locality: Hsiku and Minchow districts, southern Kansu.
Author: Berezowski & Bianchi
Publish Year: 1891
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
Ianthocincla
(syn. Garrulax Ϯ Spotted Laughingthrush G. ocellatus) Gr. ιονθος ionthos young hair, down; Mod. L. cinclus thrush < Gr. κιγκλος kinklos unidentified small waterside bird; "IANTHOCINCLA ... Typus genericus. Cinclosoma ocellatum, Vig. Montium Himalayæ Incolæ. The chief distinguishing characteristics of the genus Ianthocincla are the comparative length of the tarsus; the length of the hinder toe, and the great length of the claw by which it is terminated; the roundness, concavity, softness, and yielding character of the wings and tail; and the peculiar fullness, lightness, and downiness of the whole of the plumage, and particularly of that of the back and rump. The downy nature of the covering is alluded to in the generic name." (Gould 1835). Var. Janthocincla, Xanthocincla, Yantocincla, Zanthocincla.
sukatschewi
Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev or Sukschyev (1849-1919) Russian merchant, philanthropist, founder of Irkutsk Art Museum, explorer, collector in China 1884-1887 (Garrulax).
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)
