White-bearded Flycatcher

White-bearded Flycatcher / Phelpsia inornata

White-bearded Flycatcher

Here the details of the White-bearded Flycatcher named bird below:

SCI Name:  Phelpsia inornata
Protonym:  Myiozetetes inornatus Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 9(1870) p.268
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Tyrannidae /
Taxonomy Code:  whbfly1
Type Locality:  Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela.
Author:  
Publish Year:  1869
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

PHELPSIA
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ White-bearded Flycatcher P. inornata) William Henry Phelps, Sr. (1875-1965) US/Venezuelan entrepreneur, ornithologist, his son William “Billy” Henry Phelps, Jr. (1902-1988) entrepreneur, ornithologist, and “Billy’s” Australian wife, Kathleen Phoebe Phelps née Deery (1908-2001); "PHELPSIA, NEW GENUS.  TYPE SPECIES: Myiozetetes inornatus Lawrence 1869  ... ETYMOLOGY: It is appropriate that this unique Venezuelan endemic be named for the Phelps family (the late William H., the father; Billy, the son; and Billy's wife, Kathy) in recognition of their monumental contribution to our understanding of the ornithology of Venezuela, a tribute long overdue" (W. Lanyon 1984).

inornata / inornatum / inornatus
L. inornatus  plain, unadorned  < in-  not; ornatus  adorned, decorated  < ornare  to adorn.
● See: mavornata