Stilpnia Viridicollis Bird
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Stilpnia Viridicollis Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Calliste argentea viridicollis Orn.Perou 2 p.468
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Stilpnia
Taxonomy Code: siltan1
Type Locality: Huiro, 4,800 feet., [Cuzco,] Peru.
Author: Taczanowski
Publish Year: 1884
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
Stilpnia
(syn. Tangara Ϯ Black-headed Tanager T. cyanoptera) Gr. στιλπνος stilpnos glistening, glittering < στιλπνοω stilpnoō to polish; "32. Stilpnia, new genus (Fig. 5). Type species. Aglaia cyanoptera Swainson, 1834 (currently recognized as Tangara cyanoptera). ... Etymology. The name, feminine in gender, is derived from the Greek στιλπνη, the feminine form of the adjective meaning "glittering" or "glistening," alluding to the glossiness of the plumage of these colorful tanagers. Comments. Euschemon Sclater, 1851 (type species Tanagra flava Gmelin, 1789, currently Tangara cayana flava), is preoccupied by Euschemon Doubleday, 1846, the name of an Australian butterfly, and so not available" (Burns et al. 2016) (OD per Richard Klim).
viridicollis
L. viridis green < virere to be green; Mod. L. -collis -throated, -necked < L. collum neck.
SUBSPECIES
Silvery Tanager (fulvigula)
Latin Name: Stilpnia viridicollis fulvigula
fulvigula
L. fulvus brown, tawny; gula throat.
Silvery Tanager (viridicollis)
Latin Name: Stilpnia viridicollis viridicollis
viridicollis
L. viridis green < virere to be green; Mod. L. -collis -throated, -necked < L. collum neck.
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)
