Ruddy Woodcreeper
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Here the details of the Ruddy Woodcreeper named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Dendromanes homochrous Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1859) (1859), Pt(27)3 p.382
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Dendrocincla
Taxonomy Code: rudwoo1
Type Locality: Teotalcingo, Oaxaca.
Author: Sclater, PL
Publish Year: 1860
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
DENDROCINCLA
(Furnariidae; Ϯ Plain-winged Woodcreeper D. turdina) Gr. δενδρον dendron tree; Mod. L. cinclus thrush < Gr. κιγκλος kinklos unidentified bird; "DENDROCINCLA, n. Dryocopus, Pr. Max. Dendrocolaptes, Licht. D. turdinus, (Licht.) n." (G. Gray 1840); "Dendrocincla GRAY, List Genera Birds, p. 18, 1840—type [by original designation] Dendrocolaptes turdinus LICHTENSTEIN." (Hellmayr, 1925, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. IV, p. 364).
Var. Dendrocinda, Dendrocichla (Mod. L. cichla thrush).
Synon. Dendromanes, Dryocopus.
homochroa / homochrous
Gr. ὁμοχρους homokhrous uniform, of one colour < ὁμος homos common < ὁμως homōs alike; χροα khroa, χροας khroas colour, appearance < χρως khrōs, χρωτος khrōtos complexion.
SUBSPECIES
Ruddy Woodcreeper (homochroa)
SCI Name: Dendrocincla homochroa homochroa
homochroa / homochrous
Gr. ὁμοχρους homokhrous uniform, of one colour < ὁμος homos common < ὁμως homōs alike; χροα khroa, χροας khroas colour, appearance < χρως khrōs, χρωτος khrōtos complexion.
Ruddy Woodcreeper (acedesta)
SCI Name: Dendrocincla homochroa acedesta
acedesta
Gr. ακηδεστος akēdestos unkempt, uncared for < negative prefix α- a-; κηδω kēdō to care for.
Ruddy Woodcreeper (ruficeps)
SCI Name: Dendrocincla homochroa ruficeps
ruficeps
L. rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed < caput, capitis head.
● ex “Tordo del corona de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 72 (syn. Chrysomus ruficapillus).
Ruddy Woodcreeper (meridionalis)
SCI Name: Dendrocincla homochroa meridionalis
meridionale / meridionalis
L. meridionalis southern < meridies south.
● Cayenne; ex “Rufous-headed Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Heterospizias).
● South Island, New Zealand; ex “Southern brown Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Nestor).
● Erroneous TL. Bahamas (= Trinidad) (syn. Trogon violaceus).
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)