Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Here the details of the Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Platyrhynchus Ceylonensis Zool.Ill. 1 pl.13,text
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Stenostiridae / Culicicapa
Taxonomy Code: gyhcaf1
Type Locality: Ceylon.
Author: Swainson
Publish Year: 1820
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CULICICAPA
(Stenostiridae; • Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher C. ceylonensis) L. culex, culicis gnat; capere to seize; "338. CULICICAPA CINEREOCAPILLA (Vieill.); Sw. Zool. Ill. pl. 13. Szechuen province, in the gorges of the Yangtsze river. The former generic name of this species (Cryptolopha) having been preoccupied, I propose to apply to it the above term." (Swinhoe 1871); "Culicicapa Swinhoe, 1871, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 381. New name for Cryptolopha Swainson, 1838, considered preoccupied (I have yet to discover the prior homonym)." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Cryptolopha, Empidothera, Myialestes, Platyrhynchus, Xantholestes.
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).
SUBSPECIES
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (calochrysea)
SCI Name: Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea
calochrysea
Gr. καλος kalos beautiful; χρυσεος khruseos golden < χρυσος khrusos gold.
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (ceylonensis)
SCI Name: Culicicapa ceylonensis 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).
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (antioxantha)
SCI Name: Culicicapa ceylonensis antioxantha
antioxantha
Gr. αντιος antios opposite, contrary; ξανθος xanthos yellow.
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (sejuncta)
SCI Name: Culicicapa ceylonensis sejuncta
sejuncta
L. seiunctus separated, divided, parted < seiungere to separate.
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher (connectens)
SCI Name: Culicicapa ceylonensis connectens
connectans / connectens
L. connectens joined, connected, united < connectere to unite.
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)