White-winged Black-Tit
White-winged Black-Tit
Here the details of the White-winged Black-Tit named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Parus leucomelas NeueWirbelth.Vog. p.100
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Paridae / Melaniparus
Taxonomy Code: whwblt3
Type Locality: Halei Province, Temben, Ethiopia.
Author: Rüppell
Publish Year: 1840
IUCN Status: Least Concern
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.
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)