White-eyed Gull
White-eyed Gull
Here the details of the White-eyed Gull named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Larus leucophthalmus Pl.Col. livr.62 pl.366
Taxonomy: Charadriiformes / Laridae / Ichthyaetus
Taxonomy Code: whegul2
Type Locality: Coasts of the Red Sea.
Author: Temminck
Publish Year: 1825
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ichthyaetus
Gr. ιχθυς ikhthus fish; αετος aetos eagle.
Ichthyaetus
● (syn. Ichthyophaga Ϯ Grey-headed Fish Eagle I. ichthyaetus) Specific name Falco ichthyaetus Horsfield, 1821; "3. Untergeschlecht. Sperberaare, Ichthyaëtus *), Lafr. (humilis, Müller, ichthyaëtus, Horsf.) ... *) Der Name Ichthyaëtus ist hier besser angewandt, als ich ihn bei den Möven gebrauchte" (Kaup 1844) (see Ichthyetus). Var. Ichthyiaetus, Ichtyaetos.
● (syn. Larus Ϯ Great Black-headed Gull L. ichthyaetus) Specific name Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773; "Rabenmöve. Ichthyaëtus. E[ntwickelung]. Wie bei Larus. Ch[arakter]. Riesenmäßige Krähenmöven. L[ebensart]. Hierin gleichen sie den Krähenmöven; sind aber mehr räuberischer Natur" (Kaup 1829); given in allusion to the predatory habits of the Great Black-headed Gull. In Kaup's list this entry was followed by that of "Rabe. Corvus". Var. Ichthaetus.
● (syn. Pandion Ϯ Osprey P. haliaetus) Gr. ιχθυς ikhthus, ιχθυος ikhthuos fish; αετος aetos eagle; "Common Osprey, Ichthyaëtus piscivorus.‡ ... ‡ Here the fish-eating is given both as a general and specific character, which is decidedly objectionable.—ED." (Sweeting 1837) (OD per Björn Bergenholtz). Var. Icthyaetus, Ichthyaeetus, Ichthiyaetus, Ichtyaetos.
leucophtalmos / leucophthalma / leucophthalmos / leucophthalmum / leucophthalmus
Gr. λευκος leukos white; οφθαλμος ophthalmos eye (cf. λευκοφθαλμος leukophthalmos white-eye, type of gem).
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)