Wren-like Rushbird
Wren-like Rushbird
Here the details of the Wren-like Rushbird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sylvia melanops Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 11 p.232
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Phleocryptes
Taxonomy Code: wrlrus1
Type Locality: Paraguay.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1817
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PHLEOCRYPTES
(Furnariidae; Ϯ Wren-like Rushbird P. melanops) Gr. φλεως phleōs reed; κρυπτης kruptēs hider, spy (originally a member of the Spartan secret service) < κρυπτω kruptō to hide; "Gen. PHLEOCRYPTES *) nov. gen. — Binsensteiger. 98. 1. P. melanops Nob. Sylvia melanops Vieill. N. D. II. p. 232. — Id. Enc. p. 434. — Synallaxis dorsomaculatus Orb. & Lafr. Syn. p. 21. 1. — Orb. Voy. p. 237. — Synallaxis dorsomaculata Id. l. l. t. 14. 1-2. — Oxyurus dorsomaculatus Gould Voy. Beagl. p. 82. — Synallaxis melanops Gray Gen. B. I. p. 136. — Bathmidura dorsomaculata Rchb. Handb. I. p. 164. 365. t. 522. 3615. ... 99. 2. P. schoenobaenus **) nov. sp. Simillimus praecedenti, sed multo maior, rostro longiore ... *) Von φλεως (Binse) und κρυπτω (sich verbergen). Der verhältnissmässig längere, gestrecktere Schnabel, der kürzere, stufenförmige, weniger rigide Schwanz und die stärker entwickelten Zehen charakterisiren diese Gattung. Ebenso deutet die eigenthümliche an unsere Schilfrohrsänger (Calamodus Kaup) erinnernde Rückenfärbung auf die durch d'Orbigny's Beobachtungen bestätigte Lebensweise hin. — **) Dieser von dem Reisendem Warscewicz in den Binsen am Titicaca-See aufgefundene Vogel ist der grössere, nördliche Repräsentant des vorigen und die zweite gute Art dieser Gattung." (Cabanis & Heine 1859); "Phleocryptes Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., Th. 2, 1859-60 (1859), p. 26. Type, by subsequent designation, P. melanops = Sylvia melanops Vieillot (Sclater, Cat. Bds. Brit.Mus., 15, 1890, p. 33)." (Peters 1951, VII, 73).
Var. Phloeocryptes, Phloecryptus.
melanops
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face.
● ex “Rollier à Masque Noir” or “Kaialora de la Nouvelle Hollande” of Levaillant 1802, and “Black-faced Crow” of Latham 1802 (subsp. Coracina novaehollandiae).
● ex “Streaked Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Leucopternis).
● ex “Ypacahá cara negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 373 (Porphyriops).
● ex “Lindo pardo copete amarillo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 101 (Trichothraupis).
SUBSPECIES
Wren-like Rushbird (brunnescens)
SCI Name: Phleocryptes melanops brunnescens
brunnescens
Mod. L. brunnescens, brunnescentis somewhat brown, brownish < brunneus brown < Med. L. brunius brown.
Wren-like Rushbird (schoenobaenus)
SCI Name: Phleocryptes melanops schoenobaenus
schoenobaenus
Gr. σχοινος skhoinos reed; βαινω bainō to walk.
● “This rather strange name is a literal translation of the old Swedish name for the Sedge Warbler, “Sävstigare” which translates as reed-climber or reed-treader. The name is now obsolete” (Tommy Tyrberg in litt.); ex “Muscicapa testaceo-fusca, subtus pallide testacea, capite maculato” of Linnaeus 1746 (Acrocephalus).
Wren-like Rushbird (loaensis)
SCI Name: Phleocryptes melanops loaensis
loaensis
Río Loa, Antofagasta, Chile.
Wren-like Rushbird (melanops)
SCI Name: Phleocryptes melanops melanops
melanops
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face.
● ex “Rollier à Masque Noir” or “Kaialora de la Nouvelle Hollande” of Levaillant 1802, and “Black-faced Crow” of Latham 1802 (subsp. Coracina novaehollandiae).
● ex “Streaked Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Leucopternis).
● ex “Ypacahá cara negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 373 (Porphyriops).
● ex “Lindo pardo copete amarillo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 101 (Trichothraupis).
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)