Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
Here the details of the Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sigmodus rufiventris Rev.Mag.Zool.(2), 5 p.441
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Vangidae / Prionops
Taxonomy Code: rubhel1
Type Locality: Mozambique; error = Gabon (see Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Orn. Westafr., [Bremen], p. 105.
Author: Bonaparte
Publish Year: 1853
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PRIONOPS
(Vangidae; Ϯ White-crested Helmet-shrike P. plumatus) Gr. πριων priōn, πριονος prionos saw; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos eye; “BAGADAIS, Prionops. Bec emplumé à la base, tendu, très-comprimé latéralement; mandibule supérieure échancrée et crochue vers le bout; l'inférieure retroussée et aiguë à la pointe. — Paupières dentelées. Esp. Le Geoffroy, Le Vaill. ... Prionops [πριων, serra, ωψ, oculus].” (Vieillot 1816); "Prionops Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 41. Type, by monotypy, "Le Geoffroy" of Levaillant = Lanius plumatus Shaw." (Rand in Peters 1960, IX, 310). This genus was formerly and widely separated in the family Prionopidae, and some modern workers still favour that treatment.
Var. Trinops, Trionops (Laurent Raty in litt.).
Synon. Eressornis, Knestrometopon, Phaidrometopon, Sigmodus.
rufiventer / rufiventra / rufiventre / rufiventris
Mod. L. rufiventris red-bellied < L. rufus ruddy, rufous; venter, ventris belly.
● ex “Pepoazá vientre roxizo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 205, and “Pepoaza à ventre rougeâtre” of Vieillot 1819 (Neoxolmis).
● ex “Grignet” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 126 (syn. Parisoma subcaeruleum).
● ex “Traquet à Cul Roux” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 188, fig. 2 (syn. Saxicoloides fulicatus).
● ex “Gobe-mouche de l’île de Bourbon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 572, fig. 3, and “Rufous-vented Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Velvet-headed Flycatcher” of Latham 1823 (Terpsiphone).
SUBSPECIES
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike (rufiventris)
SCI Name: Prionops rufiventris rufiventris
rufiventer / rufiventra / rufiventre / rufiventris
Mod. L. rufiventris red-bellied < L. rufus ruddy, rufous; venter, ventris belly.
● ex “Pepoazá vientre roxizo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 205, and “Pepoaza à ventre rougeâtre” of Vieillot 1819 (Neoxolmis).
● ex “Grignet” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 126 (syn. Parisoma subcaeruleum).
● ex “Traquet à Cul Roux” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 188, fig. 2 (syn. Saxicoloides fulicatus).
● ex “Gobe-mouche de l’île de Bourbon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 572, fig. 3, and “Rufous-vented Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Velvet-headed Flycatcher” of Latham 1823 (Terpsiphone).
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike (mentalis)
SCI Name: Prionops rufiventris mentalis
mentale / mentalis
Mod. L. mentalis pertaining to the chin < French mental of the chin < L. mentum chin (cf. Late L. mentalis of the mind < L. mens, mentis mind).
● ex “Langrayen de Viti” of Hombron & Jacquinot 1843 (Artamus).
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)