Lesser Akialoa
Lesser Akialoa
Here the details of the Lesser Akialoa named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Certhia obscura Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.470
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Akialoa
Taxonomy Code: lesaki
Type Locality: Sandwich Islands.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Extinct
DEFINITIONS
AKIALOA
‡ (Fringillidae; Ϯ Hawaii Akialoa A. obscura) Hawaiian name ‘Akialoa long-billed green bird, for the Hawaii Akialoa; "Héoro-taire akaiearoa ... cet oiseau est connu sous le nom d'akaiearoa à Owhyhee, une des îles Sandwich" (Vieillot 1817); "Akialoa, new genus Type species. — Certhia obscura Gmelin, 1789. Etymology. — The Hawaiian name for these birds. Hawaiian words do not have gender but as the present name ends in "a" we arbitrarily treat it as feminine" (Olson & James 1995); "Akialoa Olson and James, 1995, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 108 (3), p. 384. Type, by original designation, Certhia obscura Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2020).
obscura
L. obscurus dark, dusky, covered, obscure.
● ex “Dusky Duck” of Pennant 1785, and Latham 1785 (syn. Anas rubripes).
● ex “Brown Tern” of Pennant 1768, and Latham 1785 (syn. Chlidonias niger).
● ex “Yacúhú” of de Azara 1802-1805, No. 335: “Yacús ... Asi llaman los Güaranís á tres páxaros ... á otro llamado Mitú” (Penelope).
● ex “Dusky Petrel” of Latham 1785 (?syn. Pterodroma alba; unident.).
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)