White-winged Black-Tit

White-winged Black-Tit / Melaniparus leucomelas

White-winged Black-Tit

Here the details of the White-winged Black-Tit named bird below:

SCI Name:  Melaniparus leucomelas
Protonym:  Parus leucomelas NeueWirbelth.Vog. p.100
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Paridae /
Taxonomy Code:  whwblt3
Type Locality:  Halei Province, Temben, Ethiopia.
Author:  
Publish Year:  1840
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

MELANIPARUS
(Paridae; Ϯ Southern Black Tit M. niger) Gr. μελας  melas, μελανος  melanos  black; genus Parus Linnaeus, 1758, tit; "489. Melaniparus, Bp. (Parus, p. Gr.)  3. P. niger, Vieill. (luctuosus, Licht.) Lev. Afr. t. 137. 1. ex Africa mer." (Bonaparte 1850).
Var. Melanoparus.
Synon. Aegithospiza, Pentheres.

leucomelas
Gr. λευκος leukos  white; μελας melas, μελανος melanos  black (cf. λευκομελας leukomelas  grey).
● ex “Pic du Canada” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 345, fig. 1, and “Épeiche du Canada” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (syn. Dendrocopos villosus).
● ex “Harle à manteau noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Mergus serrator).
● ex “Esparvero negriblanco” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 28 (syn. Micrastur semitorquatus).
● ex “Barbu du Cap de bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 688, fig. 1, and “Barbu à plastron nor” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (Tricholaema).
● ex “Zorzal obscuro y blanco” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 80 (Turdus).

SUBSPECIES

White-winged Black-Tit (leucomelas)
SCI Name: Melaniparus leucomelas leucomelas
leucomelas
Gr. λευκος leukos  white; μελας melas, μελανος melanos  black (cf. λευκομελας leukomelas  grey).
● ex “Pic du Canada” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 345, fig. 1, and “Épeiche du Canada” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (syn. Dendrocopos villosus).
● ex “Harle à manteau noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Mergus serrator).
● ex “Esparvero negriblanco” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 28 (syn. Micrastur semitorquatus).
● ex “Barbu du Cap de bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 688, fig. 1, and “Barbu à plastron nor” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (Tricholaema).
● ex “Zorzal obscuro y blanco” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 80 (Turdus).

White-winged Black-Tit (insignis)
SCI Name: Melaniparus leucomelas insignis
insignis
L. insignis  extraordinary, remarkable, notable (e.g. very large)  < in   towards; signum  mark.