Belted Flycatcher
Belted Flycatcher
Here the details of the Belted Flycatcher named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Xenotriccus callizonus Am.Mus.Novit. no.254 p.2
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Xenotriccus
Taxonomy Code: belfly1
Type Locality: Panajachel, 5,500 ft.. Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
Author: Dwight & Griscom
Publish Year: 1927
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
XENOTRICCUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Belted Flycatcher X. callizonus) Gr. ξενος xenos stranger; τρικκος trikkos unidentified small bird. In ornithology triccus signifies tyrant flycatcher; "a remarkable Tyrannid, which in coloration and structural details is unique ... When we unwrapped the specimens they were quickly recognized as belonging to an undescribed species, and a few minutes' casual inspection convinced us that we were dealing with a peculiarly distinct genus. It may be diagnosed as follows XENOTRICCUS, new genus. GENERIC CHARACTERS. — A medium-sized Tyrannid, the bill and development of the rictal bristles suggesting Aphanotriccus, which it also resembles in the cohesion of the outer and middle toes; feathers of the center of the pileum forming a conspicuous blackish crest, more developed than in Mitrephanes; wing relatively short and rounded; tail rounded and very long, exceeding the wing, suggesting Mecocerculus; tarsus long, more than twice the length of the middle toe without claw, suggesting Muscisaxicola and other long-legged Tæniopterinæ; coloration unique and bright ... The generic type is Xenotriccus callizonus, new species." (Dwight & Griscom 1927).
Var. Xonotriccus.
Synon. Aechmolophus.
callizonus
Gr. καλλιζωνος kallizōnos with beautiful girdles, beautifully banded < καλλος kallos beauty < καλος kalos beautiful; ζωνη zōnē girdle.
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)