Gray-headed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Here the details of the Gray-headed Parakeet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Palaeornis Finschii Str.Feath. 2 p.509
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Psittacula
Taxonomy Code: gyhpar2
Type Locality: KolUdoo, 3500-5000 feet, upper Salween River, Burma.
Author: Hume
Publish Year: 1874
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
PSITTACULA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Red-breasted Parakeet P. alexandri) Mod. L. psittacula little parrot, parakeet < dim. L. psittacus parrot < Gr. ψιττακος psittakos parrot; "Perruches ...... Psittacula." (Cuvier 1800); "As an item of importance to extra-limital workers, I might notice that Opinion No. 39 legitimatises Cuvier's Psittacula, and this is quite different to the genus now so called and is antecedent to Palæornis. Thus Psittacula Cuvier was provided for Les Perruches, and as examples in the Leçons are cited P. alexandri and P. rufirostris. These, as understood by Cuvier, were congeneric and are typical Palæornis of Vigors. I have already indicated that Conurus Kuhl was typified by Lesson by Palæornis and should displace it. At the present time Psittacula Cuvier will replace Conurus, while Palæornis must altogether disappear. Apparently for the South American Parrots now termed Psittacula, Boie's genus name Forpus will come into use" (Mathews 1917).
Var. Petacula.
Synon. Alexandrinus, Belocercus, Belurus, Himalayapsitta, Nicopsitta, Palaeornis, Sagittifer.
● (syn. Agapornis Ϯ Grey-headed Lovebird A. canus) "2. Perruche a teste Grise, BUFF. XI. p. 240. Psittacula Madagascariensis, BRISS. Ornith. IV. p. 394. pl. XXX. 2. LINN. Gen. o. grey headed Parrakeet. LATH. birds I. p. 315. n. 122" (Boddaert 1783).
● (syn. Brotogeris Ϯ Plain Parakeet B. tirica) "LA PETITE PERRUCHE DU BRÉSIL. ... PSITTACULA BRASILIENSIS" (Brisson 1760); based on "Tui tirica" of de Laët 1633, Marcgrave 1648, Willughby 1676 and Ray 1713.
● (syn. Cyclorrhynchus Ϯ Parakeet Auklet C. psittacula) Specific name Alca psittacula Pallas, 1769; "Tablica L. ... {poteżnie ściśniony {z gòry i z dołu wypukły, w pół háczykowaty. 3. Staryk. Psittacula. ... RODZÀY III. (193.) STARYK. .PSITTACULA. Parkittaucher, Niem. ... Dobrze rozróżnionych náleży do tego rodzaiu trzy gatunki (Alca Psittacula, Alca cristalla i Alca tetracula. GL.)" (Jarocki 1821) (Laurent Raty in litt.).
● (syn. Forpus Ϯ Green-rumped Parrotlet F. passerinus) "PSITTACULA. Psittacula*, Cuv., fide Ill. Prodr. Mamm. et Av. p. 200 (1811); Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 8 (1820). . . .Type P. passerina. ... *Psittacula is often attributed to Brisson, who, however, did not use it generically" (Salvadori 1891).
psittacula
Mod. L. psittacula little parrot, parakeet < dim. L. psittacus parrot < Gr. ψιττακος psittakos parrot (cf. < dim. genus Psittacus Linnaeus, 1758, parrot).
finschii
Prof. Dr Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (1839-1917) German diplomat, ornithologist, collector (Alophoixus, Ducula, subsp. Erythropitta macklotii, syn. Microcarbo melanoleucos brevirostris, Micropsitta, Oenanthe, syn. Pachycephala citreogaster, Psittacula, subsp. Rhipidura isura, syn. Tauraco schuettii emini, Zosterops) (see finschi).
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)