Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Here the details of the Gray-headed Fish-Eagle named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Falco Ichthyaetus Trans.Linn.Soc.London(1), 13 p.136
Taxonomy: Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Haliaeetus
Taxonomy Code: gyhfie1
Type Locality: Java.
Author: Horsfield
Publish Year: 1821
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
HALIAEETUS
(Accipitridae; Ϯ White-tailed Eagle H. albicilla) L. haliaetus or haliaetos sea-eagle, osprey < Gr. ἁλιαιετος haliaietos sea-eagle, osprey < ἁλι- hali- sea- < ἁλς hals, ἁλος halos sea; αετος aetos eagle; "6. HALIÆETUS. Bec assez droit à la base; cire convexe; narines lunulées, transverses; tarses épais, écailleux: ongles intérieur et postérieur grands. ... GENRE VI, HALIÆETUS. ... ESPÈCE. 9. HALIÆETUS Nisus. L'Aigle de mer." (de Savigny 1809): based on Aλιαιετος, Nisus, and Haliæetos of ancient authors, "Pygargus" and "Albicilla" of Aldrovandus 1599-1603, Willughby 1676, and Ray 1713, and Vultur Albicilla Linnaeus, 1766; "Haliæetus Savigny, Descr. Égypte, Ois., 1809, p. 68, 85. Type, by monotypy, Haliæetus nisus Savigny = Falco albicilla Linné." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 257).
Var. Haliaeatus, Haliaetos, Haliaetus, Haliacetus, Halaeetus, Halioetus, Halyaetus, Heliaeetus.
Synon. Blagrus, Cuncuma, Ossifraga, Pontoaetus, Thalasoaetus.
ichthyaetus
Gr. ιχθυς ikhthus fish; αετος aetos eagle.
Ichthyaetus
● (syn. Ichthyophaga Ϯ Grey-headed Fish Eagle I. ichthyaetus) Specific name Falco ichthyaetus Horsfield, 1821; "3. Untergeschlecht. Sperberaare, Ichthyaëtus *), Lafr. (humilis, Müller, ichthyaëtus, Horsf.) ... *) Der Name Ichthyaëtus ist hier besser angewandt, als ich ihn bei den Möven gebrauchte" (Kaup 1844) (see Ichthyetus). Var. Ichthyiaetus, Ichtyaetos.
● (syn. Larus Ϯ Great Black-headed Gull L. ichthyaetus) Specific name Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773; "Rabenmöve. Ichthyaëtus. E[ntwickelung]. Wie bei Larus. Ch[arakter]. Riesenmäßige Krähenmöven. L[ebensart]. Hierin gleichen sie den Krähenmöven; sind aber mehr räuberischer Natur" (Kaup 1829); given in allusion to the predatory habits of the Great Black-headed Gull. In Kaup's list this entry was followed by that of "Rabe. Corvus". Var. Ichthaetus.
● (syn. Pandion Ϯ Osprey P. haliaetus) Gr. ιχθυς ikhthus, ιχθυος ikhthuos fish; αετος aetos eagle; "Common Osprey, Ichthyaëtus piscivorus.‡ ... ‡ Here the fish-eating is given both as a general and specific character, which is decidedly objectionable.—ED." (Sweeting 1837) (OD per Björn Bergenholtz). Var. Icthyaetus, Ichthyaeetus, Ichthiyaetus, Ichtyaetos.
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)