Plumbeous Hawk
Plumbeous Hawk
Here the details of the Plumbeous Hawk named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Leucopternis plumbea Ibis p.240 pl.8
Taxonomy: Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Cryptoleucopteryx
Taxonomy Code: pluhaw
Type Locality: Ecuador.
Author: Salvin
Publish Year: 1872
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
CRYPTOLEUCOPTERYX
(Accipitridae; † Plumbeous Hawk C. plumbea) Gr. κρυπτος kruptos hidden; λευκος leukos white; πτερυξ pterux, πτερυγος pterugos wing; "Cryptoleucopteryx gen. nov. Type species: Leucopternis plumbea Salvin, 1872. Diagnosis: Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea is distinguished from all other buteonine hawks by the combination of an overall dark gray plumage, black tail with a single white medial band, and white underwings coverts. Included taxon: Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea (Salvin, 1872) gen. nov., comb. nov. Etymology: From the Greek crypto, meaning hidden, leuco meaning white, and pteryx, meaning a wing. Gender feminine." (Amaral et al. 2009); "Cryptoleucopteryx Amaral, Sheldon, Gamauf, Haring, Riesing, Silveira and Wajntal, 2009, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53 (3), p. 713. Type, by oroginal designation and monotypy, Leucopternis plumbea Salvin, 1872." (JAJ 2020).
plumbea
L. plumbeus leaden, plumbeous, lead-coloured < plumbum lead.
● ex “Garza Aplomada” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 347 (syn. Ardea cocoi).
● ex “Spotted-tailed Hobby” of Latham 1781 (Ictinia).
● ex “Todus supra ex plumbeo canus ...” of Pallas 1769, and “Plumbeous Tody” of Latham 1782 (Polioptila).
● ex “Plumbeous Warbler” of Latham 1787 (unident.).
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)