Handsome Flycatcher
Handsome Flycatcher
Here the details of the Handsome Flycatcher named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myiobius pulcher Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1860) (1860), Pt(28)3 p.464
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Nephelomyias
Taxonomy Code: hanfly1
Type Locality: Ecuador; from vicinity of Quito, fide Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 248.
Author: Sclater, PL
Publish Year: 1861
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NEPHELOMYIAS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher N. ochraceiventris) Gr. νεφελη nephelē cloud; Mod. L. myias flycatcher < Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; πιαζω piazō to seize; "Nephelomyias, gen. nov. Ohlson, Fjeldså & Ericson. Type species: Mitrephorus ochraceiventris Cabanis, 1873. ... Etymology: The genus name Nephelomyias (from Gr. Nephéle = cloud, mod. L. myias = a flycatcher) highlights the restricted Andean cloud forest canopy habitat of all three species. The name is masculine in gender" (Ohlson et al. 2009).
pulcher
L. pulcher, pulchra beautiful, handsome, bright, shining.
● ex “Merle à ventre orangé du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 358, and “Oranvert” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (Spreo).
SUBSPECIES
Handsome Flycatcher (pulcher)
SCI Name: Nephelomyias pulcher pulcher
pulcher
L. pulcher, pulchra beautiful, handsome, bright, shining.
● ex “Merle à ventre orangé du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 358, and “Oranvert” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (Spreo).
Handsome Flycatcher (bellus)
SCI Name: Nephelomyias pulcher bellus
bellus
L. bellus pretty, charming < benus old form of bonus good.
Handsome Flycatcher (oblitus)
SCI Name: Nephelomyias pulcher oblitus
oblita / oblitus
L. oblitus forgotten < oblivisci to forget.
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)