Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Here the details of the Chestnut-breasted Whiteface named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Xerophila pectoralis Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(4), 8 p.192
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Acanthizidae / Aphelocephala
Taxonomy Code: chbwhi1
Type Locality: Port Augusta, South Australia; Pimba-Woomera area suggested by Ragless, 1969, South Austral. Ornith., 25, p. 99.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1871
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
APHELOCEPHALA
(Acanthizidae; Ϯ Southern Whiteface A. leucopsis) Gr. αφελης aphelēs smooth, simple < negative prefix α- a- ; φελλευς phelleus stony ground; κεφαλη kephalē head; "Xerophila Gould, must be displaced on account of Xerophila Held, a genus of Mollusca. In its place may be employed Aphelocephala, from αφελης, simplex, and κεφαλη, caput." (Oberholser 1899); "Aphelocephala Oberholser, 1899, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 214. New name for Xerophila Gould, 1840, preoccupied by Xerophila Held, 1837 (Mollusca)." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Xerophila.
pectorale / pectoralis
L. pectoralis of the breast, pectoral < pectus, pectoris breast.
● ex “Engoulevent à collier” of Levaillant 1806 (Caprimulgus).
● ex “Janfréderic” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 111 (syn. Cossypha caffra).
● ex “Austral Quail” of Latham 1823 (Coturnix).
● ex “Gold-breasted Manakin” of Latham 1801 (Euphonia).
● ex “Petit Merle brun à gorge rousse de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 644, fig. 2, and “Yellow-breasted Thrush” of Latham 1785 (syn. Gymnopithys rufigula).
● ex “Red-breasted Snipe” of Montagu 1813 (syn. Limnodromus griseus).
● ex “Black-breasted Flycatcher” of Latham 1787 (Pachycephala).
● ex “Mbatuitui pecho listado” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 389 (syn. Pluvialis dominica).
● ex “Tachurí pecho amarillo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 165 (Polystictus).
● ex “Black-breasted Grosbeak” of Latham 1783 (syn. Sporophila americana).
● ex “Cordon Noir” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 150 (artefact).
● ex “Hausse-Col Noir” of Levaillant 1802, pl. 110 (artefact).
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)