Stripe-crowned Spinetail
Stripe-crowned Spinetail
Here the details of the Stripe-crowned Spinetail named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Dendrocopus pyrrhophius Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 26 p.118
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Cranioleuca
Taxonomy Code: stcspi2
Type Locality: Paraguay.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1818
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CRANIOLEUCA
(Furnariidae; Ϯ Light-crowned Spinetail C. albiceps) Gr. κρανιον kranion skull, head < καρα kara, καρατος karatos head; λευκος leukos white; "LXXXV. Cranioleuca RCHB. Nat. Syst. d. Vög t. sppl. — Von der nahe stehenden Melanopareia verschieden durch einen stark gesteigerten Schwanz, noch kürzer als die Flügel, dessen einzelne Federn an der Spitze gerundet sind. Vierte Schwinge am längsten. Schnabel ziemlich gestreckt, Firste sanft gebogen, kiellos. Lauf ziemlich kurz, Nägel stark gekrümmt. — Das eigenthümliche Kleid des etwas größeren Vogels wird unten beschrieben. 372. C. albiceps (Synall. — D'ORBG. voy. 244. pl. 16. 2.) RCHB. t. DXXII. 3616. — Graulich olivengrün, Oberkopf gelblichweiß" (Reichenbach 1853); "Cranioleuca Reichenbach, Handb. spec. Orn., cont. x, 1853, Scansoriae A. Sittinae, p. 167. Type, by monotypy [and by virtual tautonymy], Synallaxis albiceps d'Orbigny and Lafresnaye." (Peters, 1951, VII, p. 97).
Var. Craniolenca.
Synon. Acrorchilus.
pyrrhophia / pyrrhophius
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; φαιος phaios brown.
SUBSPECIES
Stripe-crowned Spinetail (rufipennis)
SCI Name: Cranioleuca pyrrhophia rufipennis
rufipenne / rufipennis
Mod. L. rufipennis red-winged, red-feathered < L. rufus red, rufous;
-pennis -winged < penna feather.
● ex “Roupenne” of Levaillant 1801, pll. 83-84 < French homophone roux red; penne large feather (syn. Onychognathus morio).
Stripe-crowned Spinetail (striaticeps)
SCI Name: Cranioleuca pyrrhophia striaticeps
striaticeps
L. striatus striated < striare to striate < stria furrow; –ceps -capped < caput, capitis head.
Stripe-crowned Spinetail (pyrrhophia)
SCI Name: Cranioleuca pyrrhophia pyrrhophia
pyrrhophia / pyrrhophius
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; φαιος phaios brown.
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)