Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Here the details of the Hooded Merganser named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Mergus cucullatus Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.129
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Lophodytes
Taxonomy Code: hoomer
Type Locality: America = Virginia and Carolina.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
LOPHODYTES
(Anatidae; Ϯ Hooded Merganser L. cucullatus) Gr. λοφος lophos crest; δυτης dutēs diver, plunger < δυω duō to plunge; "Genera et Species typicae. ... 1. Merginae: Sägetaucher ... c. Lophodytes Rchb. cucullatus (Merg. — L. Gm.) R. Ic. Av. t. 73. ic. 88—89." (Reichenbach 1853).
cucullata / cucullatus
Late L. cucullatus hooded, cowled < L. cucullus hood.
● ex “Cap-noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
● ex “Hirondelle à tête rousse du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 2 (Cecropis).
● ex “Moineau de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 181, fig. 1 (Coryphospingus).
● ex “Perruche à chaperon bleu” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Eos squamata).
● "62. MERGUS. ... cucullatus. 1. M. crista globosa utrinque alba, corpore supra fusco, subtus albo. Anas cristatus. Catesb. car. I. p. 94. t. 94. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lophodytes).
● ex “Hooded Flycatcher” of Latham 1801 (Melanodryas).
● ex Loxia coronata of Miller 1776, “Cardinal Dominicain huppé de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 103, and “Crested Cardinal” of Brown 1776 (syn. Paroaria coronata).
● ex “Pinçon du Sénégal” of Brisson 1760, and “Troupiale du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781 (Ploceus).
● "86. STRUTHIO. ... cucullatus. 4. S. pedibus tetradactylis, omnibus unguiculatis. Gallus gallinaceus peregrinus. Clus. exot. 99. t. 100. Olear. mus. 23. t. 13. f. 5. Cygnus cucullatus. Nieremb. nat. 231. Raj. av. 37. Dronte. Bont. jav. 70. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (‡Raphus).
● ex “Gros-bec appelé la Nonnette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 393, fig. 3 (?syn. Sporophila americana).
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)