Cayenne Nightjar
Cayenne Nightjar
Here the details of the Cayenne Nightjar named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Nyctipolus maculosus Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 33 p.74
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Setopagis
Taxonomy Code: caynig1
Type Locality: Tamanoir, Cayenne.
Author: Todd
Publish Year: 1920
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
DEFINITIONS
SETOPAGIS
(Caprimulgidae; Ϯ Little Nightjar S. parvula) Gr. σης sēs, σητος sētos moth; παγις pagis trap < παγη pagē snare < πηγνυμι pēgnumi to stick; "Setopagis gen. nov. Type, Caprimulgus parvulus Gould. Nearest Antrostomus, but differing in the relatively small bill, and in the adult male having a white patch on middle portion of primaries (none of the numerous species of Antrostomus being thus marked). Σης, σητος, a moth; παγις, trap." (Ridgway 1912).
Synon. Tetroura.
maculosa / maculosus
L. maculosus spotted < maculare to make spotted < macula spot.
● ex “Patch-necked Humming-bird” of Latham 1787 (syn. Chrysolampis mosquitus).
● ex “Pic de l’Encénade” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 748, fig. 1 (syn. Dendrocopos mixtus).
● ex “Yellow-rumped Fly-catcher” of Edwards 1758, “Ficedula pensilvanica naevia” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à tête cendrée” of de Buffon 7170-1783, and “Yellow-rumped Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Dendroica magnolia).
● ex “Hirondelle tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 546, fig. 1 (unident: ?Iridoprocne albiventer).
● ex “Ynambúi” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 327 (Nothura).
● ex “Paloma cobijas manchadas” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 318 (Patagioenas).
● ex “Fauvette tachetée du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 752, fig. 2 (Prinia).
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)