Ash-winged Antwren
Ash-winged Antwren
Here the details of the Ash-winged Antwren named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Terenura spodioptila Ibis p.270 pl.9 fig.1
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Euchrepomis
Taxonomy Code: aswant1
Type Locality: Bartica Grove, British Guiana.
Author: Sclater & Salvin
Publish Year: 1881
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
EUCHREPOMIS
(Thamnophilidae; † Rufous-rumped Antwren E. callinota) Gr. ευχρως eukhrōs ruddy, bright-coloured < ευ eu fine, beautiful; χρως khrōs, χρωτος khrōtos complexion; επωμις epōmis, επωμιδος epōmidos point of the shoulder, shoulder; "Euchrepomis genus nov. Type species. Formicivora callinota Sclater, 1855. ... Etymology. Feminine generic name derived from the Greek euchrôs (ruddy, bright-colored) and epômis (point of the shoulder). This refers to the bright yellow or bright orange-rufous coloration of the lesser secondary coverts of males; a character that, within Thamnophilidae, is unique to members of the genus" (Bravo et al. 2012); "Euchrepomis Bravo, Remsen, Whitney and Brumfield, 2012, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65 (1), p. 287+. Type, by original designation, Formicivora callinota P. Sclater, 1855." (JAJ 2021).
spodioptila
Gr. σποδιος spodios ash-coloured < σποδος spodos ashes; πτιλον ptilon wing.
SUBSPECIES
Ash-winged Antwren (signata)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis spodioptila signata
signata / signatum / signatus
L. signatus distinct, marked, well marked < signare to mark or inscribe < signum sign.
● ex “Petit Perroquet vert” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Amazona agilis).
● ex “Perruche à tête rouge” of Sonnerat 1776 (syn. Psittacula cyanocephala).
Ash-winged Antwren (spodioptila)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis spodioptila spodioptila
spodioptila
Gr. σποδιος spodios ash-coloured < σποδος spodos ashes; πτιλον ptilon wing.
Ash-winged Antwren (meridionalis)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis spodioptila meridionalis
meridionale / meridionalis
L. meridionalis southern < meridies south.
● Cayenne; ex “Rufous-headed Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Heterospizias).
● South Island, New Zealand; ex “Southern brown Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Nestor).
● Erroneous TL. Bahamas (= Trinidad) (syn. Trogon violaceus).
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)