Chestnut-vented Conebill

Here the details of the Chestnut-vented Conebill named bird below:

SCI Name:  Conirostrum speciosum
Protonym:  Sylvia speciosa Pl.Col. livr.49 pl.293 fig.2
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Conirostrum
Taxonomy Code:  chvcon1
Type Locality:  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Author:  Temminck
Publish Year:  1824
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

CONIROSTRUM
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Cinereous Conebill C. cinereum) L. conus  cone; rostrum  bill; "G. CONIROSTRUM. Nob.   Hoc novum genus a duobus præcedentibus [Serrirostrum, Coereba], rostro rectissimo, conico, compresso valde discrepans, attamen pedibus, alis, moribusque mellivoris illis affine videtur generisque Dacnis æque vicinum est.   1. Conirostrum cinereum, Nob.  ...  Rostrum rectissimum compresso-conicum acutissimum  ...  Habit. Yungas, rep. Boliviana; Tacna, rep. Peruviana." (d'Orbigny & de La Fresnaye 1838); "Conirostrum Lafresnaye and d'Orbigny, 1838, Mag. Zool. [Paris], 8, cl. 2, p. 25. Type, by monotypy, Conirostrum cinereum Lafresnaye and d'Orbigny." (Lowery & Monroe in Peters, 1968, XIV, p. 82).
Var. Conirostra.
Synon. Ateleodacnis, Oreomanes.

speciosa / speciosum / speciosus
L. speciosus  splendid, beautiful, brilliant  < species  beauty, appearance  < specere  to look at.
● ex “Manucode à bouquets” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Magnificent Paradise-bird” of Latham 1783 (syn. Diphyllodes magnificus).
● ex “Grand Promérops à paremens frisés” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Epimachus fastuosus).
● ex “Pigeon-ramier de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 213, “Ramiret” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Scallop-necked Pigeon” of Latham 1783 (Patagioenas).
● ex “Black-and-Scarlet Thrush” of Latham 1787 (Pericrocotus).
● ex “Moineau de la côte d’Afrique” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 203, fig. 1 (syn. Pytilia melba).

SUBSPECIES

Chestnut-vented Conebill (amazonum)
SCI Name: Conirostrum speciosum amazonum
amazonius / amazonum / amazonus
Mod. L. Amazonus Amazonian, of Amazonia.

Chestnut-vented Conebill (guaricola)
SCI Name: Conirostrum speciosum guaricola
guaricola
Guárico State, Venezuela; L. -cola  dweller  < colere  to inhabit.

Chestnut-vented Conebill (speciosum)
SCI Name: Conirostrum speciosum speciosum
speciosa / speciosum / speciosus
L. speciosus  splendid, beautiful, brilliant  < species  beauty, appearance  < specere  to look at.
● ex “Manucode à bouquets” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Magnificent Paradise-bird” of Latham 1783 (syn. Diphyllodes magnificus).
● ex “Grand Promérops à paremens frisés” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Epimachus fastuosus).
● ex “Pigeon-ramier de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 213, “Ramiret” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Scallop-necked Pigeon” of Latham 1783 (Patagioenas).
● ex “Black-and-Scarlet Thrush” of Latham 1787 (Pericrocotus).
● ex “Moineau de la côte d’Afrique” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 203, fig. 1 (syn. Pytilia melba).