Blanford’s Rosefinch
Blanford's Rosefinch
Here the details of the Blanford's Rosefinch named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Procarduelis rubescens Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1871) (1871), Pt3 p.694 pl.74
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Agraphospiza
Taxonomy Code: blaros1
Type Locality: Sikkim.
Author: Blanford
Publish Year: 1872
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
AGRAPHOSPIZA
(Fringillidae; Ϯ Blanford's Rosefinch A. rubescens) Gr. αγραφος agraphos unwritten (i.e. unstreaked) < negative prefix α- a- ; γραφος graphos lines, writing < γραφω graphō to write; σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; "The species Carpodacus rubescens (Blanford, 1872) belongs to a distinct lineage not related to the other rosefinches. We propose to separate this species in the monotypic genus Agraphospiza gen. n. Type species: Procarduelis rubescens Blanford, 1872. Gender feminine. Diagnosis: the new taxon differs from the other rosefinches of the genera Carpodacus, Erythrina and Haemorhous (as here restricted) by the totally unstreaked plumage in both sexes, the much longer and thinner, more rounded and less conical bill, the short but very pointed wing and the short tail with very long coverts. ... Etymology: Agraphospiza = unstreaked finch, from αγραφος (Greek: a - not; graphos - lines) and σπιζα (Greek: spiza - finch)" (Zuccon et al. 2012).
rubescens
L. rubescens, rubescentis reddish, blushed < rubescere to become reddish < ruber ruddy, red.
● ex “Lark from Pensilvania” of Edwards 1760, and “Red Lark” of Pennant 1768 (Anthus).
● ex "Kokuh" of Krusenstern 1814 (Pampusana).
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)