Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Here the details of the Indian Paradise-Flycatcher named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Corvus paradisi Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.107
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Monarchidae / Terpsiphone
Taxonomy Code: aspfly1
Type Locality: India.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
TERPSIPHONE
(Monarchidae; Ϯ Indian Paradise-flycatcher T. paradisi) Gr. τερψι terpsi delighting in < τερπω terpō to delight; φονος phonos murder (cf. φωνη phōnē voice); "Muscipeta, Cuv. — Terpsiphöne, f. Muscipeta zu ähnlich und ganz gleich bedeutend mit Muscicapa. — Terpsiphŏne (necando gaudens) — nicht Terpsiphōne (voce laeta), von ihrem schnellen, muntern Jagem nach Insekten und ihrem fröhlichen Wesen." (Gloger 1827); "Terpsiphone Gloger, 1827, in Froriep, Notizen, 16, col. 278. New name for Muscipeta Cuvier, 1817, preoccupied by Muscipeta Koch, 1816 = Acrocephalus Naumann, 1811." (Watson in Peters 1986, XI, 478-479).
Var. Terpsichore (Gr. myth. Terpsichore, the Muse of the dance; τερψιχορος terpsikhoros delighting in the dance).
Synon. Callaeops, Monedula, Muscipeta, Neoxeocephus, Tchitrea, Xeocephus.
paradisea / paradiseus / paradisi
Med. L. paradiseus of paradise, paradisean, ethereal < Late L. paradisus paradise < Gr. παραδεισος paradeisos paradise, garden, pleasure ground (of the Persian kings) < Old Persian pairi-daēza walled garden.
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... paradisi. 28. P. brachyurus luteus, angulo abdominis rectricibusque basi rubris. Psittacus paradisi ex cuba. Catesb. car. I. p. 10. t. 10. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (nom. dub.: ?syn. Amazona leucocephalus (leucistic)).
● ex “Coucou verd hupé de Siam” of Brisson 1760 (Dicrurus).
● ex “Tangara du Brésil” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 127, fig. 2 (subsp. Tangara chilensis).
● "48. CORVUS. ... paradisi. 11. C. albo nigroque varius, cauda cuneiformi, remigibus intermediis longissimis, capite nigro cristato: Manucodiota cristata ex albo nigroque variata. Raj. av. 195. t. 2. f. 13. Avis paradisi. Seb. mus. I. p. 85. t. 52. f. 3. & t. 30. f. 5. Pica orientalis, cauda duabus pennis longissimis. Edw. av. 113. t. 113. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (Terpsiphone).
● "58. UPUPA. ... paradisea. 2. U. rectricibus duabus longissimis. Avis paradisiaca Manucodiata cristata orientalis. Seb. mus. I. p. 40. t. 30. f. 5. Habitat in Asia." (Linnaeus 1758) (?syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● "97. EMBERIZA. ... paradisæa. 12. E. fusca, pectore rubro, rectricibus duabus longioribus acuminatis, intermediis duabus longissimis. Passer indicus. Aldr. orn. l. 15. c. 23. Will. orn. 184. t. 45. Passer psittacus indicus, cauda longa. Pet. gaz. . . t. 55. f. 1. Passer pectore rubro, cauda longissima. Edw. av. 86. t. 86. Habitat in Africa. Nigra est sed cervice & pectore coccineo. Deponit quotannis longas caudæ pennas, uti Pavo." (Linnaeus 1758) (Vidua).
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... paradiseus. 1. T. curvirostris ruber, alis cæruleis, capite cristato, rectricibus duabus longissimis. Mellivora avis cristata cum duobus pennis longis in cauda. Seb. mus. I. p. 97. t. 61. f. 4. Habitat in Mexico." (Linnaeus 1758) (unident.; Bonaparte 1850, hesitantly linked this name with Topaza pella).
SUBSPECIES
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (leucogaster)
SCI Name: Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster
leucogaster / leucogastra / leucogastris
Gr. λευκος leukos white; γαστηρ gastēr, γαστρος gastros belly.
● ex “Guainumbi sp. 1” of Marcgrave 1648, “Mellisuga cayanensis ventre albo” of Brisson 1760, “Oiseau-mouche à cravate dorée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 672, fig. 3, “Cravate-dorée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Gold-throated Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (Agyrtria).
● (Boddaert 1783) ex “Merle violet à ventre blanc de Juida” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 648, fig. 1, and de Buffon 1770-1785 (Cinnyricinclus).
● (J. Gmelin 1789) ex “Merle violet à ventre blanc de Juida” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 648, fig. 1, and “Whidah Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster).
● ex “Drongri à Ventre Blanc” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 171 (syn. Dicrurus leucophaeus).
● ex "Héron bleuâtre à ventre blanc de Cayenne" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 350, and "Demi-Aigrette" of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Egretta tricolor).
● ex "Jacamar à Ventre Blanc" of Levaillant 1807 (Galbula).
● ex “White-bellied Eagle” of Latham 1781 (Haliaeetus).
● ex “Malkoha” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 224 (syn. Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus).
● ex “Geai à ventre jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 249 (syn. Pitangus sulphuratus).
● ex “Fou de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 973 (Sula).
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (paradisi)
SCI Name: Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi
paradisea / paradiseus / paradisi
Med. L. paradiseus of paradise, paradisean, ethereal < Late L. paradisus paradise < Gr. παραδεισος paradeisos paradise, garden, pleasure ground (of the Persian kings) < Old Persian pairi-daēza walled garden.
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... paradisi. 28. P. brachyurus luteus, angulo abdominis rectricibusque basi rubris. Psittacus paradisi ex cuba. Catesb. car. I. p. 10. t. 10. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (nom. dub.: ?syn. Amazona leucocephalus (leucistic)).
● ex “Coucou verd hupé de Siam” of Brisson 1760 (Dicrurus).
● ex “Tangara du Brésil” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 127, fig. 2 (subsp. Tangara chilensis).
● "48. CORVUS. ... paradisi. 11. C. albo nigroque varius, cauda cuneiformi, remigibus intermediis longissimis, capite nigro cristato: Manucodiota cristata ex albo nigroque variata. Raj. av. 195. t. 2. f. 13. Avis paradisi. Seb. mus. I. p. 85. t. 52. f. 3. & t. 30. f. 5. Pica orientalis, cauda duabus pennis longissimis. Edw. av. 113. t. 113. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (Terpsiphone).
● "58. UPUPA. ... paradisea. 2. U. rectricibus duabus longissimis. Avis paradisiaca Manucodiata cristata orientalis. Seb. mus. I. p. 40. t. 30. f. 5. Habitat in Asia." (Linnaeus 1758) (?syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● "97. EMBERIZA. ... paradisæa. 12. E. fusca, pectore rubro, rectricibus duabus longioribus acuminatis, intermediis duabus longissimis. Passer indicus. Aldr. orn. l. 15. c. 23. Will. orn. 184. t. 45. Passer psittacus indicus, cauda longa. Pet. gaz. . . t. 55. f. 1. Passer pectore rubro, cauda longissima. Edw. av. 86. t. 86. Habitat in Africa. Nigra est sed cervice & pectore coccineo. Deponit quotannis longas caudæ pennas, uti Pavo." (Linnaeus 1758) (Vidua).
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... paradiseus. 1. T. curvirostris ruber, alis cæruleis, capite cristato, rectricibus duabus longissimis. Mellivora avis cristata cum duobus pennis longis in cauda. Seb. mus. I. p. 97. t. 61. f. 4. Habitat in Mexico." (Linnaeus 1758) (unident.; Bonaparte 1850, hesitantly linked this name with Topaza pella).
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (ceylonensis)
SCI Name: Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis
ceylanensis / ceylanica / ceylonense / ceylonensis / ceylonicus / ceylonus
Ceylon (Portuguese name Ceilaõ given to the island by early explorers, from Pali Sinhalana land of lions) / Sri Lanka.
● ex “Drongri” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 170, and “Drongri Shrike” of Latham 1822 (syn. Dicrurus leucophaeus).
● ex “Ceylonese Crested Falcon” of Latham 1781 (subsp. Nisaetus cirrhatus).
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)