Saffron-cowled Blackbird
Saffron-cowled Blackbird
Here the details of the Saffron-cowled Blackbird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: O.[riolus] flavus Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.389
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Icteridae / Xanthopsar
Taxonomy Code: sacbla2
Type Locality: 'in Antigua insulae Panay [error] , et America australi'' ; Rio de la Plata designated by Hellmayr, 1937, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 10, p. 184.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
XANTHOPSAR
(Icteridae; Ϯ Saffron-cowled Blackbird X. flavus) Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; ψαρ psar, ψαρος psaros starling. In ornithology psar may also signify American icterid. "O[riolus]. aureus, dorso postico, alis, caudaque nigris" (J. Gmelin 1788); "Genus Xanthopsar. (Type, Oriolus flavus Gmelin.) Similar to Agelaius, but bill relatively much longer and more slender, equaling or exceeding the head in length; ninth primary longest, or equal to the longest (the ninth, eighth and seventh about equal in length); tarsus relatively shorter (but little longer than culmen and but little more than one fourth as long as wing); hallux decidedly shorter than lateral toes, its claw very long (exceeding the digit in length) and narrow, the anterior claws relatively very small." (Ridgway 1901).
flavum / flavus
L. flavus golden-yellow, gold-coloured, yellow (cf. Late L. flavus yellow cap).
● ex “Brasilian Bittern” of Willughby, 1678, “Ardea brasiliana” of Ray 1713, “Botaurus brasiliensis” of Brisson 1760, “Butor jaune du Brésil” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow Bittern” of Latham 1785 (syn. Botaurus pinnatus).
● ex “Coucou petit de l’Île de Panay” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 814, and Sonnerat 1776, “Petit coucou à tête grise et ventre jaune” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow-bellied Cuckow” of Latham 1782 (syn. Cacomantis merulinus).
● ex “Geai à ventre jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 249, and “Yellow-bellied Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pitangus sulphuratus).
● ex “Troupiale jaune d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Antiguan Yellow Oriole” of Latham 1782 (Xanthopsar).
● ex “Merle jaune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Yellow Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
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)