White-winged Duck
White-winged Duck
Here the details of the White-winged Duck named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Anas scutulata Verh.Nat.Gesch.[Temminck] Land-Volk. p.159
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Asarcornis
Taxonomy Code: whwduc1
Type Locality: Java.
Author: Müller, S
Publish Year: 1842
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
ASARCORNIS
(Anatidae; Ϯ White-winged Duck A. scutulata) Gr. ασαρκος asarkos without flesh < negative prefix α- a- ; σαρξ sarx, σαρκος sarkos flesh; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "ASARCORNIS. Asarcornis, Salvad. MS. . . .Type A. scutulata. Allied to the genus Sarcidiornis, with which it agrees in general shape, in the indentations of the bill, in the wedge-shaped tail, in the conformation of the feet, but has no comb; the bill is somewhat larger and flatter." (Salvadori 1895); "Asarcornis Salvadori, 1895, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 27, pp. 46 (in key), 59. Type, by original designation and monotypy, Anas scutulata S. Müller." (Johnsgard in Peters, 1979, I, 2nd ed., p. 453).
Var. Asacornis.
scutulata / scutulatum / scutulatus
L. scutulatus diamond-shaped, lozenge-shaped < scutula diamond-shaped figure < scutum oblong shield.
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)